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The Missionary Position
Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
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Foreword by Thomas Mallon
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Among his many books, perhaps none have sparked more outrage than The Missionary Position, Christopher Hitchens’s meticulous study of the life and deeds of Mother Teresa.
A Nobel Peace Prize recipient beatified by the Catholic Church in 2003, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was celebrated by heads of state and adored by millions for her work on behalf of the poor. In his measured critique, Hitchens asks only that Mother Teresa’s reputation be judged by her actions-not the other way around.
With characteristic élan and rhetorical dexterity, Hitchens eviscerates the fawning cult of Teresa, recasting the Albanian missionary as a spurious, despotic, and megalomaniacal operative of the wealthy who long opposed measures to end poverty, and fraternized, for financial gain, with tyrants and white-collar criminals throughout the world.
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"Hilariously mean."John Waters
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"Convincing . . . Hitchens argues his case with consummate style."New York Times Book Review
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"Anyone with ambivalent feelings about the influence of Catholic dogma (especially concerning sex and procreation); about the media's manufacture of images; or about what one can, should, or shouldn't do for someone less fortunate, should read this book."San Francisco Bay Guardian
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"A dirty job but someone had to do it. By the end of this elegantly written, brilliantly argued piece of polemic, it is not looking good for Mother Teresa."Sunday Times (London)
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"If there is a hell, Hitchens is going there for this book."New York Press
- On Sale
- Apr 10, 2012
- Page Count
- 128 pages
- Publisher
- Twelve
- ISBN-13
- 9781455523009
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