Kerry Walters
Autor de A Retreat With Brother Lawrence and the Russian Pilgrim: Praying Ceaselessly
Sobre El Autor
Kerry Walters is professor emeritus of philosophy and peace and justice studies at Gettysburg College. He is the author of more than forty books, many on religious themes in American history, as well as biographies and profiles of peacemakers, including, most recently, Oscar Romero and Harriet mostrar más Tubman. mostrar menos
Obras de Kerry Walters
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Walters, Kerry
- Género
- male
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 38
- Miembros
- 384
- Popularidad
- #62,948
- Valoración
- 4.1
- Reseñas
- 7
- ISBNs
- 62
- Idiomas
- 1
The writing itself is rather dry and the content is not terribly personal or in-depth - it's just a very broad, vague overview of Teresa's life.
The most interesting part was actually reading about the process of canonization which convinced me even further that I strongly disagree with the Catholic church on so many issues.
As far as Mother Teresa herself is concerned, I found the following quote of hers (included in chapter four) to be rather disconcerting, as it is so deeply in conflict with the Christian faith: "I do convert. I convert you to be a better Hindu, a better Catholic, a better Muslim, or Jain or Buddhist."
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley.… (más)