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| Original Title: | The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice |
| ISBN: | 185984054X (ISBN13: 9781859840542) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Robert Maxwell, Pat Robertson, Benito Mussolini, Mother Teresa, Thomas Paine, Enver Hoxha, Jean-Claude Duvalier, François Duvalier, Salman Rushdie, Christopher Hitchens, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Charles Keating, Marion Barry, Arianna Huffington, Tariq Ali, Malcolm Muggeridge, Indira Gandhi, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Zog, King of Albania, Clare Boothe Luce, John Henry Newman, Peter Chafer, Ken MacMillan, Susan Shields, Roger Delano Hinkins, Hillary Rodham Clinton, William F. Buckley, Jr. |
| Setting: | Calcutta(India) Knock, County Mayo,1992(Ireland) Kolkata(India) |
Christopher Hitchens
Paperback | Pages: 98 pages Rating: 4.06 | 8735 Users | 713 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice |
| Author | : | Christopher Hitchens |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 1st Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 98 pages |
| Published | : | April 17th 1997 by Verso (first published 1995) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Religion. Biography. Politics. History. Atheism. Philosophy |
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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 elan 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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Ratings: 4.06 From 8735 Users | 713 ReviewsCrit Based On Books The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
2,5It was an interesting book, above all the depositions of volunteers that have worked in Mother Teresa's hospital. The rest of the book is interesting too and the author shows how Mother Teresa didn't really worry about the poor and the sick, but wanted only to instill them her religious believes and, above all, the endurance of suffering in order to be nearer to Jesus. No one knows how much money she had, but she never used it for the poor, these had to continue to suffer and to live inI liked this book when I read it twenty years ago, appreciating it as a wicked piece of invective. Now, though, after I havelike all of usendured twenty years of Christian assaults on our democracy, from both Protestant dominionists and Catholic irredentists, who conceal their political daggers beneath the simple peasant cloak of morality, I respect Hitchens criticism of Mother Teresa much more than I did before.He shows us a woman who, although she claimed to be apolitical, never met an
Money Does Smell (Usually Badly)Puncturing the self-inflated balloons of hypocritical cant is always entertaining. And Mother Teresa is right up there with Donald Trump when it comes to the latest fashion in imperial new clothes. Charity is its own reward or it is bunk. And anyone who sets charity up as a business becomes a huckster and seller of snake oil whatever they started out as. This is a law of nature and Hitchens confirms it magnificently in this wonderfully written case study.It is
Christopher Hitchens contrarian nature made him suspicious that Mother Teresas actual work did not live up to her stellar image. As an atheist, he was not in awe of the Catholic Church and not inclined to overlook hypocritical aspects found in her charities. This book cites numerous instances where Mother Teresa was not the saint we all believed her to beso disillusioning.
Christopher Hitchens gripping exposé of the saint of the gutters who apparently did nothing much to change the circumstances of those she took under her care to garner the fame she did. As apolitical as she claimed herself to be, she was no better than a white savior under spotlight acting on behalf of the Catholic Church and preaching about its stands at every possible opportunity. The book sheds light on how Mother Theresa denied dying destitutes the medical attention she could have given
5-starsMy mind is blown. If Hitchens was right, and I know of no reason to believe otherwise, Mother Teresa was actually anything but a good person. Since I happened across this article from Hitchens, which is essentially a good overview of his book and certainly much, much better than anything I could ever write about it, I'll leave it at that. I think everyone should read it. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_an..."I think it was Macaulay who said that the Roman Catholic Church deserved great
(view spoiler)[ Bettie's Books (hide spoiler)]04:09:2016: The day she was made a saint, I revisited Hell's Angel
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