<p>"I have finished reading your book, which I enjoyed and benefited from and which I believe to be a contribution to contemplative literature akin to the autobiographical writings of St Teresa. Your writing is to me reminiscent of hers and your life a 20th/21st-century version of hers, certainly not the same as hers, in some ways not like hers at all, but overall like hers, the struggle of an extraordinary person who views herself to be ordinary or even less than ordinary and who has lived a life of seeking God at great worldly cost and eternal benefit. Your book can serve as a guide and inspiration to anyone, especially girls and women but not limited to them, thinking about making a courageous move. It is also a reassurance to those of us who left Christianity and feel called back to it. It represents to me as well a (perhaps unintended) tribute to discipline, an important theme sadly missing in the mass-market literature of our day." ~Peter White, author of Ecology of Being "I have just finished reading your book. I couldn't put it down. Thank you so much for writing it, your honesty, and for alerting me to its existence. Obviously our perspective and approach differs at times, but Holy Mother Church is broad enough to embrace so many facets! Reading it has really been quite memorable. Your personal experiences are what make the book so fascinating!" ~Paul Williams, author of The Unexpected Way</p>

Buddhist to Catholic: From Zafu to Kneeler

Religion & Spirituality

Masters, Patricia

Christian Books & Bibles

ContemplativeChristians.com

The Philadelphia Mummers: Building Community Through Play

Every New Year's Day since 1901, the Philadelphia Mummers have presented a spectacular show of shows that raucously snakes and shimmies its way through city streets. The Mummers Parade features music, dance, comedy, and mime, along with dazzling costumes and floats. Although the lavish event is now televised to a wide audience, it is still rooted in the same neighborhoods where it began. This book explores the community created and annually reaffirmed by the Philadelphia Mummers. The author spent more than five years with the Mummers, observing their lives and rituals as she took part in their preparations and parades. Writing with the fascination of a sociologist and the excitement of a participant, Masters examines the Mummers from their beginnings. Through the prism of their century-long history, we can see how communities retain their identities and how they are affected by larger cultural trends.

History

Americas

Temple University Press

<p>Explores the community created and reaffirmed by the Philadelphia Mummers. This book examines the Mummers from their beginnings.</p>

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Books by Masters, Patricia

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Buddhist to Catholic: From Zafu to Kneeler

The Philadelphia Mummers: Building Community Through Play

The Philadelphia Mummers: Building Community Through Play