Padre Pio : miracles and politics in a secular age / Sergio Luzzatto ; translated by Frederika Randall.
- Luzzatto, Sergio, 1963-
- Date:
- 2010
- Books
About this work
Also known as
Padre Pio. English
Description
A historical appraisal of the life of the controversial twentieth-century saint examines the miracles he is believed to have performed, as well as detracting reports, offering insight into the relationship between modern Catholicism and politics.
Publication/Creation
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2010.
Physical description
371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contributors
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Notes
"Originally published in Italy in 2007 by Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a, Turin"--T.p. verso.
Contents
Prologue : September 20, 1918 -- A living Christ -- Neurosis and beatitude -- Jesus's shock troops? -- Holy man, holy office -- A change of climate -- Lives of the saint -- Rasputin reborn -- The sorrows of this world -- The white hand and the red -- A straw idol -- Epilogue : May 2, 1999.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineBZP (Pio)Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780805089059
- 0805089055