Stalking the Holy
Subtitle: The Pursuit of Saint Making
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Published: February 9, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780887841811
Subjects: Canon Law; Religion And Politics; Religion; Religion - Socialissues; Religion, Politics & State; Religion / Church & State; Christian Church - Canon & Ecclesiastical Law; Canonization; Catholic Church; Doctrines
Description: Stalking the Holy is an intimate work of discovery that combines wide-ranging research with Michael Higgins's personal fascination with sainthood. In an attempt to understand people's love of saints, Higgins entwines loose threads from anthropology, politics, theology, and psychology, knitting a narrative that includes case-studies of several prominent saints, including Mather Teresa, Pope Pius XII, and Padre Pio. The result is an extensive examination of sainthood, one that brings new depth to the concept of a saint and brings surprising answers to one man's search for the holy.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; label: Chapter One
title: The Process and the Controversies; label: Chapter Two
title: The Causes and the Controversies; label: Chapter Three
title: Padre Pio: Saint and Stigmatic; label: Chapter Four
title: Teresa of Calcutta: God's Pencil; label: Chapter Five
title: Pope Pius XII: Christ's Embroiled Deputy; title: Conclusion; label: Epilogue
title: Sainthood Now!; title: Notes; title: Interviews; title: Sources Cited; title: Index