Catherine of Siena (Outstanding Christian Thinkers (Hardcover Cassell Academic)) [Hardcover]

Giuliana Cavallini (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1998 | Series: Outstanding Christian Thinkers (Hardcover Cassell Academic)

At the age of six, walking home from her sister's house, Catherine of Siena believed that she met Christ. It was the beginning of a love story, a lifelong conversation in which Christ spoke to Catherine, and which she communicated His love to her 14th-century world. Mystic, champion of the poor and chuch reformer, Catherine's letters made their way to popes, cardinals, scholars and civic authorities. Unable to write until she was 30, Catherine became a Doctor of the Church and the world's first named female author in Italian.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"As editor of the critical edition of the Dialogue (Catherine's account of her mystical conversation with God), Cavallini is immensely qualified to synthesize Catherine of Siena's thought...Devotional in tone, this book is suitable for Master of Divinity students, clergy, and literate laypersons interested in theology and spirituality." —Joy A. Schroeder, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 33, No. 3, July 2007

(Joy A. Schroeder )

"As editor of the critical edition of the Dialogue (Catherine's account of her mystical conversation with God), Cavallini is immensely qualified to synthesize Catherine of Siena's thought…Devotional in tone, this book is suitable for Master of Divinity students, clergy, and literate laypersons interested in theology and spirituality." —Joy A. Schroeder, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 33, No. 3, July 2007

(, ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Giuliana Cavallini OP was Director of the Centro Nazionale di Studi Cateriniani in Rome, editor of Catherine's Dialogue and author of many key works on Catherine. Timothy Radcliffe was Master of The Dominican Order. He is the winner of the 2007 Michael Ramsey prize for theological writing for his book What is the Point of Being a Christian? He was the author of The Archbishop of Canterbury's 2009 Lent Book Why Go to Church? He lives in Oxford but spends much of his year giving retreats, lectures and conference key-note addresses in the UK and overseas. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 154 pages
• Publisher: Cassell Academic (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0225667673
• ISBN-13: 978-0225667677
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,863,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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