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Mother Teresa: An Authorized Biography
Kathryn Spink
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Description for Mother Teresa: An Authorized Biography
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGX; HRCC7; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Manyhave called her a saint. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India'shighest civilian honor, the Jewel of India, in 1980. Pope John Paul II declaredher "Blessed," beatifying her in 2003. For nearly fifty years at the head ofCalcutta's Missionaries of Charity, the Albanian-born Agnes GonxhaBojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa, advocatedfor the poor and homeless, ministered to the sick, provided hospice for theafflicted, and embodied the very essence of humanitarianism. Now, revised andupdated, Kathryn Spink's definitive, authorized biography is "simply the best ...around," according to James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide to(Almost) Everything. "Thoroughly researched, ... Read more
Manyhave called her a saint. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India'shighest civilian honor, the Jewel of India, in 1980. Pope John Paul II declaredher "Blessed," beatifying her in 2003. For nearly fifty years at the head ofCalcutta's Missionaries of Charity, the Albanian-born Agnes GonxhaBojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa, advocatedfor the poor and homeless, ministered to the sick, provided hospice for theafflicted, and embodied the very essence of humanitarianism. Now, revised andupdated, Kathryn Spink's definitive, authorized biography is "simply the best ...around," according to James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide to(Almost) Everything. "Thoroughly researched, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
274g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062026149
SKU
V9780062026149
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About Kathryn Spink
Kathryn Spink is the author of several book on the work of Mother Teresa and her coworkers, as well as other inspiring contemporary figures, including Brother Roger of Taize and Bede Griffiths.
Reviews for Mother Teresa: An Authorized Biography
"Simply the best biography of Mother Teresa around. Thoroughly researched, sensitively written and unfailingly inspiring, Kathryn Spink's book should be, after Mother Teresa's own writings, your first resource for understanding one of the greatest saints in Christian history."
James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and My Life with the Saints
James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and My Life with the Saints