Stages on the Road - Softcover

Sigrid Undset

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870612581 ISBN 13: 9780870612589

Publisher: Ave Maria Press, 2012

Synopsis

A fascinating collection of saints' lives, a prophetic critique of modernity, and a surprisingly contemporary take on being Catholic--in particular a Catholic woman--in a sometimes-hostile secular world, from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Kristin Lavransdatter.

Stages on the Road is a series of essays about the relationship between the Church and the modern world. In the spirit of G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis, Undset points to inconsistencies, hypocrisies, and blind spots of the modern secular mindset by introducing readers to the stories of somewhat-forgotten Catholic figures like St. Angela Merici and the English martyrs Margaret Clitherow and Robert Southwell--people who stood fast to their faith in the face of both intellectual and political hostility. Undset tackles such topics as religious freedom, Christian/Muslim relations, and the vocation of women.

About this title

About the Author:

Sigrid Undset (1882-1949), novelist, essayist, Catholic convert, and lay Dominican, was born in Denmark, but lived most of her life in Norway. She is best known for her novel Kristin Lavransdatter and in 1928 became the third woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Norwegian (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Ave Maria Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0870612581
• ISBN 13: 9780870612589
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226