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• The Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux [The Story of a Soul]

  St.Therese of Lisieux

  
  
   

• Thomas Becket (Reputations)

  Anne Duggan

  
  The cult of Thomas Becket has remained enduring: it was the centerpiece of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'; and it has carried powerful enough resonance to generate interpretations from T S Eliot, Jean Anouilh, and indeed Hollywood. This study focuses on the construction and deconstruction of Thomas Becket's reputation.
  
   

• The Saints' Guide to Happiness: 19

  Robert Ellsberg

  
  
   

• Ponder These Things: Praying With Icons of the Virgin

  Rowan Williams

  
  Here, Williams explores the true depths of meaning of three classic icons of Mary: the Hodegetria, the Eleousa and the Orans. Finally he makes contemporary sense of one of the many legends of Mary to show how all Christians can model themselves on her.
  
   

• The Showings (Classics of Western Spirituality Series)

  Julian

  
  369 p. ; 23 cm. In very good clean condition. Some markings of previous owner, but a good readabel copy overall.
  
   

• Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (Guide to Imagery)

  Alfredo Tradigo

  
  Catalogues the heritage of images according to type and subject, from the ancient at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai to those from Greece, Constantinople, and Russia. This book includes chapters such as role of icons in the Orthodox liturgy and on common iconic subjects, including the fathers and saints of the Eastern Church.
  
   

• Saints and Angels (Gift Book)

  Claire Llewellyn

  
  
   

• Saints: A Year in Faith and Art

  Rosa Giorgi

  
  Every Catholic saint, local and liturgical, is honoured on a particular day of the year. Here, the author has chosen up to three saints for every day of the year, along with representations of those saints ranging from world-famous works of art to more modern depictions. The author also gives a short explanation of each saint.
  
   

• The Penguin Dictionary of Saints (Penguin Reference)

  Catherine John, Donald Attwater

  
  A dictionary that reveals the lives and works of a host of individuals, from Biblical saints onwards. It is suitable for study of Biblical or Church history, and includes details of feast days and special patronage to aid personal devotion.
  
   

• The Fragile Absolute: Or, Why is the Christian Legacy Worth Fighting For? (Essential Zizek)

  Slavoj Zizek

  
  Argues that the subversive core of the Christian legacy is much too precious to be left to the fundamentalists. This book also argues that the foundation of a politics of universal emancipation can be found in St Paul, finding an unlikely ally in the reinvention of a twenty first century Marxism.
  
   

• Living the Incarnation: Praying with Francis and Clare of Assisi: 8

  Sister Frances Teresa

  
  
   

• Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know About Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine

  Bart D. Ehrman

  
  
   

• Mary Magdalene, the First Apostle: The Struggle for Authority (Harvard Theological Studies)

  Ann Graham Brock

  
  
   

• Saints in Art (Guide to Imagery)

  Rosa Giorgi

  
  
   

• Joan of Arc: In Her Own Words

  Of Arc,Saint Joan

  
  
   

• The Everything Saints Book: The Inspiring Lives of Martyrs and Miracle Workers Throughout History (Everything): The Inspiring Lives of Martyrs and Miracle Workers Throughout History (Everything)

  Jenny Schroedel

  
  
   

• Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi

  Donald Spoto

  
  
   

• Celtic Sites and Their Saints: A Guidebook

  Elizabeth Rees

  
  
   

• The Saints' Guide to Happiness: Practical Lessons in the Life of the Spirit

  Robert Ellsberg

  
  
   

• Man of Blessing

  Carmen Acevedo Butcher