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The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice is a book by the journalist and polemicist Christopher Hitchens published in 1995. It is a critique of the work and philosophy of Mother Teresa , the founder of an international Roman Catholic religious congregation , and it challenges the mainstream media's assessment of ...
- Christopher Hitchens
- 128 pages
- 1995
- 1995
5 de jan. de 2012 · In a frank expose of the Teresa cult, Hitchens details the nature and limits of one woman's mission to the world's poor. He probes the source of the heroic status bestowed upon an Albanian nun whose only declared wish is to serve God.
10 de abr. de 2012 · So said the New York Press in respose to The Missionary Position, subtitled Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice. Written in 1995, during the height of Mother Teresa's popularity, this book was Hitchens' attempt to debunk the myth that was, and remains, Mother Teresa.
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- Christopher Hitchens
- Christopher Hitchens
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.
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24 de abr. de 2012 · In his measured critique, Hitchens asks only that Mother Teresa's reputation be judged by her actions--not the other way around. With characteristic elan and rhetorical dexterity, Hitchens...
- 0771039190, 9780771039195
- Christopher Hitchens
- McClelland & Stewart, 2012
6 de jan. de 1996 · The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice. “Who would be so base,” asks Christopher Hitchens, “as to pick on a wizened, shrivelled old lady, well stricken in years, who has consecrated her whole life to the needy and destitute?”.
The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice (em português A Posição do Missionário: Madre Teresa na Teoria e na Prática) é um livro escrito por Christopher Hitchens sobre a vida e trabalho de Madre Teresa de Calcutá.
