Lives of the saints : from Mary and St. Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa /
McBrien, Richard P.
Lives of the saints : from Mary and St. Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa / Richard P. McBrien. - New York, NY : HarperSanFrancisco, c2001. - xxiii, 646 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 623-626) and indexes.
This book is the work of a theologian, not of a historian, and more specifically of an ecclesiologist, whose task is to reflect on the lives of the saints and on the process of canonization in the light of the nature, mission, and history of the Church as a whole. It is a devotional resource that could be used for daily reflection on the lives of the saints.
9780061232831
Christian saints
BX 4655.3 / .M122 2001
Lives of the saints : from Mary and St. Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa / Richard P. McBrien. - New York, NY : HarperSanFrancisco, c2001. - xxiii, 646 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 623-626) and indexes.
This book is the work of a theologian, not of a historian, and more specifically of an ecclesiologist, whose task is to reflect on the lives of the saints and on the process of canonization in the light of the nature, mission, and history of the Church as a whole. It is a devotional resource that could be used for daily reflection on the lives of the saints.
9780061232831
Christian saints
BX 4655.3 / .M122 2001
