The seer of Bayside
Subtitle: Veronica Lueken and the struggle to define Catholicism
By: Joseph P. Laycock
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780199379668
Subjects: Prophecies; Apparitions and miracles; Catholic Church; History
Description: Joseph P. Laycock tells the story of Veronica Lueken, a Catholic housewife in Bayside, Queens, New York, who began receiving visions of the Virgin Mary in 1968. Lueken relayed some 300 messages from Mary, Jesus, and other heavenly personages over three decades and inspired followers who continue to promote her message today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Who speaks for Mary?; title: How the anomalous is interpreted; title: The Battle of Bayside; title: Baysiders as Homo Faber; title: The consequences of growth; title: After Veronica; title: Religious history as a dance of deference and defiance.