The missionary position : Mother Teresa in theory and practice
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Published
London ; Verso, 1995.
ISBN
1859849296, 9781859849293, 185984054X, 9781859840542
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xiii, 98 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Coventry - Adult Non-Fiction | 271.97 HIT | On Shelf |
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Published
London ; Verso, 1995.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
1859849296, 9781859849293, 185984054X, 9781859840542
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Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, feted by politicians, the Church and the world's media, Mother Teresa of Calcutta appears to be on the fast track to sainthood. But what, asks Christopher Hitchens, makes Mother Teresa so divine? In a frank expose of the Teresa cult, Hitchens details the nature and limits of one woman's mission to the world's poor. He probes the source of the heroic status bestowed upon an Albanian nun whose only declared wish is to serve God. He asks whether Mother Teresa's good works answer any higher purpose than the need of the world's privileged to see someone, somewhere, doing something for the Third World. He unmasks pseudo-miracles, questions Mother Teresa's fitness to adjudicate on matters of sex and reproduction, and reports on a version of saintly ubiquity which affords genial relations with dictators, corrupt tycoons and convicted frauds.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hitchens, C. (1995). The missionary position: Mother Teresa in theory and practice . Verso.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hitchens, Christopher. 1995. The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice. Verso.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hitchens, Christopher. The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice Verso, 1995.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hitchens, Christopher. The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice Verso, 1995.
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