Mother Teresa : the saint and her nation / Gëzim Alpion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alpion, Gëzim I., 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teresa, Mother, Saint, 1910-1997.

Teresa.

Missionaries of Charity--Biography.

Missionaries of Charity.

Christian saints--Biography.

Christian saints.

Christianity--Albania.

Christianity.

Albanians--Biography.

Albanians.

Genre:

Biographies

Informational works

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 284 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Bloomsbury, [2020]

Summary:

A personality of Mother Teresa's calibre and global reach does not come about by chance. To provide a well-rounded portrait of this influential figure, this book approaches her in the context of her familial background and ethnic, cultural and spiritual milieus. Her life and work are explored in the light of newly-discovered information about her family, the Albanian nation's spiritual tradition before and after the advent of Christianity, and the impact of the Vatican and other influential powers on her people since the early Middle Ages. Focusing on her traumas, ordeals and achievements as a private individual and a public missionary, and her complex spirituality, this book contends that Mother Teresa's life and her nation's history, especially her countrymen's relationship with Roman Catholicism, are interconnected. Unravelling this interconnectedness is essential to understanding how this modern spiritual and humanitarian icon has come to epitomise her ancient nation's cultural and spiritual DNA.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789389165067

9389165067