{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-saints-paperback-softback-9781405114028","title":"A Brief History of Saints (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405114028","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Brief History of Saints\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLawrence S. Cunningham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405114028, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 November 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e18.8 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.209 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a book of solid learning worn lightly. Its readable tone coupled with nuggets of juicy anecdote make the rich phenomenon of saints accessible to a wide audience, with great gain of insight.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Johnson, Fordham University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In an age when heroes all too quickly become targets for media demolition, saints still have a capacity to fascinate. Whether we are religious or not, saints remain inspirational exemplars of 'a good life' and remind us of the human capacity for wisdom and altruism in a world that is all too often violent and self-seeking. As Lawrence Cunningham indicates in his \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, a single, simple definition of 'a saint' is impossible. Different times and cultures highlight different human virtues but, as Lawrence Cunningham concludes, saints are ultimately people who 'do the ordinary in an extraordinary fashion.' His book is an excellent example of clarity and succinctness as he summarizes complex historical and theological material. In a brief space he offers a readable, insightful, sometimes amusing, and ecumenically sensitive history both of the role of saints and of the ways that Christian sainthood has been conceived and promoted. His comments on secularized models of 'sainthood' in contemporary culture were illuminating and, in today’s increasingly global situation, his section on sainthood in different world religions will be especially welcome.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Sheldrake, University of Durham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book could easily be justified as an addition to the school library\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNetworking: Catholic Education Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A succinct but exceptional guide.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Sweeney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Saints\u003c\/i\u003e follows the rise of the cult of saints in Christianity from its origin in the age of the martyrs down to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRefers to both well-known saints, such as Joan of Arc, and lesser-known figures like the 'holy fools' in the Orthodox tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRanges over subjects as diverse as the history of canonization processes, the Reformation critique of the cult of saints, and the role of saints in other religious traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the relevance of sainthood in the postmodern era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo appendices describe patron saints and the iconography of saints in art.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Saint: Beginnings 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginnings 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Martyrs 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVeneration 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter Constantine 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Bureaucratization of Sanctity 28\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiturgical Memory of the Saints 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Saintly Legend 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegularizing Sainthood 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Test Case: Francis of Assisi 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Christian East 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Many Meanings of the Saints 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePilgrimage 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVenerating Saints: A Theological Clarification 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Reformations: Protestant and Catholic 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Age of the Reformers 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Reformation 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Martyrs 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Papal Curia and Canonization 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Saints and Scholarship 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Towards the Modern World 78\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorlds Divided 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Forms of Religious Life 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoctors of the Church 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Starets 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tractarians and the Saints 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Twentieth Century 102\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchools of Spirituality 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Saintliness? 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Martyrs 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Paul II: Saints and Evangelization 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnglican and Lutheran Calendars 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Saints, World Religions, and the Future 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Terminology 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaints as a Theological Resource 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaints and the Continuity of Religious Tradition 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I: Patron Saints 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix II: Iconography of the Saints 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes 155\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelect Bibliography 162\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 169\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437750251800,"sku":"9781405114028","price":25.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405114028.jpg?v=1784937906","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-brief-history-of-saints-paperback-softback-9781405114028","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}