Mother Teresa: An Authorised Biography

kathryn-spink

Biographies & Memoirs

Fount

The remarkable life of Brother Roger, the legendary founder of the Taizé community, is chronicled in this authoritative biography. From his childhood in Switzerland to his advocacy for Jewish refugees in war-ravaged France in 1940 and the eventual founding of the Taizé community, this memoir highlights Brother Roger's commitment to peace and unshakable faith. Travels to poverty-stricken areas such as the slums of Calcutta and New York's Hell's Kitchen are detailed, as are his visits to the United Nations building and the majestic cathedrals of Europe, which enabled him to see and communicate with both the good and bad in society. The revised preface and an epilogue written in response to Brother Roger's recent tragic death are new to this paperback edition.

A Universal Heart: The Life and Vision of Brother Roger of Taize

Leaders & Notable People

Harper&Row

During her lifetime, Mother Teresa resisted having her full biography written. Then, in 1991, realizing that accounts of her life and work could inspire others, she gave Kathryn Spink, who had long been intimately involved with the work of Mother Teresa and her order and co-workers around the world, permission to proceed with a complete biography on the understanding that it would not be finished until after her death. 
 Here, now, is the complete story of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a woman regarded by millions as a contemporary saint for her dedication to serving the poorest of the poor. From her childhood in Balkans as a member of a remarkably openhearted and religious family to her work in India, from attending the victims of war-torn Beirut to pleading with George Bush and Saddam Hussein to choose peace over war. Mother Teresa was driven by an absolute faith. She consistently claimed that she was simply responding to Christ's boundless love for her and for all of humanity. When People magazine interviewed Kathryn Spink for their cover story on Mother Teresa 's death, Spink told them: "What one has to understand about Mother Teresa is that she sees Christ in every person she encounters." Clad in her white peasant sari with blue edging, Mother Teresa brought to the world a great and living lesson in joyful and selfless love.

Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography

Community & Culture

Harpercollins

Illustrated with stunning photographs, this is a completely revised and updated edition of this acclaimed biography of Jean Vanier, creator of the l'Arche movement. Kathryn Spink, a personal friend of Vanier's, shares the insights of a man of true vision.

The Miracle, the Message, the Story: Jean Vanier and L'Arche

Darton, Longman, and Todd

A chain of love: Mother Teresa and her suffering disciples

SPCK Publishing

Universal Heart: Life and Vision of Brother Roger of Taize

Religion & Spirituality

SPCK.

This updated edition - with a new colour-plate section - is published to celebrate the centenary of Brother Roger's birth on 12 May 1915. In August 2005, Brother Roger, the charismatic founder and leader of the Taize community was attacked and killed whilst praying with more than 2,000 young people. His death came almost 65 years after he crossed the border from his native Switzerland into war-ravaged France and settled in the tiny village of Taize. At a time when Europe was torn asunder, Brother Roger had asked himself why such conflict should exist between people, and particularly between Christians. He found himself called to establish a community in which reconciliation and peace would be made concrete day by day. The Taize community has become one of the world's most important sites of Christian pilgrimage. Over 100,000 young people from around the world travel there each year for prayer, Bible study, sharing, and communal work. Through the community's ecumenical outlook, they are encouraged to live in the spirit of kindness, simplicity and reconciliation. 2015 is an anniversary year to celebrate.

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Science & Math

Technology

Crescent Books

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Invitation To A Royal Wedding

Crescent

The Wisdom of Mother Teresa (Lion Wisdom)

Literature & Fiction

United States

LION HUDSON PLC

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