The Lure of Saints: A Protestant Experience of Catholic Tradition - Softcover

Sweeney, Jon M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557255067 ISBN 13: 9781557255068

Publisher: Paraclete Press, 2006

Synopsis

All Christians share ancient traditions of making saints and practicing faith in the midst of a cloud of witnesses. We also share the heritage of the Protestant Reformation and the sometimes radical change in attitudes toward saints that resulted from those upheavals. What does this shared history tell us about what it means to be a saint today? Full of colorful characters, wise insights, and profound appreciation for faith, The Lure of Saints is an exploration of how these exemplary men and women have impacted both the Church and the world. This compelling guide includes profiles of ancient, medieval and modern figures, East and West, the sublime and the unusual, with special chapters exploring:

 • Differences between Catholic and Protestant imaginations
 • How saints were made in the past and how they are today.
 • The radical triumph of the Protestant idea.
 • Ancient, spiritual practices of relating to saints.
 • Miracles, apparitions, stigmatas, and more strange, saintly behavior.

Also included are the personal reflections of other religious teachers and writers who have daily practices of relating to the saints, including Abbot M. Basil Pennington, Mitch Finley, Fr. Murray Bodo, Rev. Mary E. Haddad, and others; a helpful glossary of terms; and annotated reflections on resources for further reading.
Visit Jon Sweeney's blog at www.jonmsweeney.wordpress.com.

About this title

About the Author

Jon M. Sweeney is an independent scholar and award-winning author. His books have been translated into many languages. He's a popular interpreter of the life and work of Francis of Assisi, and author of more than 40 books including St. Francis of Assisi with a foreword by Richard Rohr, and The Complete Francis of Assisi used by Third Order Franciscans. HBO optioned the film rights to Sweeney's book on the medieval Pope Celestine V, The Pope Who Quit.

In 2023, Jon published Sit in the Sun: And Other Lessons in the Spiritual Wisdom of Cats, and Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness and Light, coauthored with Mark S. Burrows. Jon has been interviewed on CBS News, WGN-TV, Fox News, and CBS Saturday Morning, and by publications online from CNN to Romper. He's a practicing Catholic who also prays regularly with his wife, a congregational rabbi. He loves the church, the synagogue, and other aspects of organized religion. He would never say he's "spiritual but not religious." He is the father of four and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sweeney is codirector of The Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at Sacred Heart Seminary; religion editor at Monkfish Book Publishing; editor of Living City magazine; and contributing editor for books at SpiritualityandPractice.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557255067
• ISBN 13: 9781557255068
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240