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| Titre : | Making Saints : How the Catholic Church Determines Who Becomes a Saint, Who Doesn't, and Why |
| Auteurs : | Kenneth L. Woodward, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Londres; New York; Sydney : Simon and Schuster, 1991 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-671-74743-5 |
| Format : | 461 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | JUJ (Saints, hagiographie) |
| Résumé : |
In this fascinating investigation into one of the Vatican’s most mysterious processes, Kenneth Woodward, Newsweek's religion editor, reveals for the first time how saints are made. He introduces us to the handful of anonymous saint-makers—the theologians, historians, physicians, and cardinals who decide which candidates for sainthood are truly worthy of the church’s highest honor.
Working from the actual documents by which candidates are judged, Woodward shows how the lives of mystics and martyrs, popes and laymen, are investigated and interpreted, how miracles are proved or rejected, and how politics—both papal and secular-play an integral role in determining who becomes a saint. Using material from the Vatican’s own internal records, Woodward also names the candidates who are most likely to become future saints. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Acknowledgments - Introduction 1. The Local Politics of Sainthood 2. Saints, Their Cults, and Canonization 3. The Saint-Makers 4. The Witness of Martyrs 5. Mystics, Visionaries, and Wonder-Workers 6. The Science of Miracles and the Miracles of Science 7. The Structure of Holiness: Proving Heroic Virtue 8. The Harmonics of Holiness: Interpreting the Life of Grace 9. Popes as Saints: Canonization as Church Politics 10. Pius IX and the Posthumous Politics of Canonization 11. Sanctity and Sexuality 336 12. Holiness and the Life of the Mind - Conclusion: The Future of Sainthood - Notes - Appendix - Selected Bibliography - Index |
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