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The seer of Bayside : Veronica Lueken and the struggle to define Catholicism
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laycock, Joseph, 1980- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prophecies.
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Apparitions and miracles--New York (State)--New York.
- Mary.
- Lueken, Veronica.
- Catholic Church--United States--History--20th century.
- Catholic Church.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Joseph P. Laycock tells the story of Veronica Lueken, a Catholic housewife in Bayside, Queens, New York, who began receiving visions of the Virgin Mary in 1968. Lueken relayed some 300 messages from Mary, Jesus, and other heavenly personages over three decades and inspired followers who continue to promote her message today.
- Contents:
- Who speaks for Mary?
- How the anomalous is interpreted
- The Battle of Bayside
- Baysiders as Homo Faber
- The consequences of growth
- After Veronica
- Religious history as a dance of deference and defiance.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 28, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-937968-8
- 0-19-937969-6
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