Sonja Livingston

Virgin of Prince Street (eBook, PDF)

Expeditions into Devotion

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Produktbeschreibung

2019 Foreword INDIES Award, Gold for Essay With organized religion becoming increasingly divisive and politicized and Americans abandoning their pews in droves, it's easy to question aspects of traditional spirituality and devotion. In response to this shifting landscape, Sonja Livingston undertakes a variety of expeditions-from a mobile confessional in Cajun Country to a eucharistic procession in Galway, Ireland, to the Death and Marigolds Parade in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Mass in a county jail on Thanksgiving Day-to better understand devotion in her own life.The Virgin of Prince Street chronicles her quest, offering an intimate and unusually candid view into Livingston's relationship with the swiftly changing Catholic Church and into her own changing heart. Ultimately, Livingston's meditations on quirky rituals and fading traditions thoughtfully and dynamically interrogate traditional elements of sacramental devotion, especially as they relate to concepts of religion, relationships, and the sacred.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781496218582
• Artikelnr.: 72455866

Autorenporträt

Sonja Livingston is an associate professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her essays are widely anthologized and taught in classrooms around the country. She is the award-winning author of Ghostbread, Ladies Night at the Dreamland, and Queen of the Fall (Nebraska, 2015).  

Inhaltsangabe

Author’s Note    
Search for the Virgin, Part I: Rochester    
1. Absolute Mystery    
2. The Heart Is a First-Class Relic 
   
Search for the Virgin, Part II: Rochester    
3. Real Presence    
4. Feast of Corpus Christi    
Search for the Virgin, Part III: Rochester    
5. Altar Girl    
6. Miracle of the Eyes    
Search for the Virgin, Part IV: Pittsburgh    
7. Litany for a Dying Church    
8. Feast of Saint Blaise    
9. Devil’s Advocate    
Search for the Virgin, Part V: Buffalo    
10. Act of Contrition    
11. In Persona Christi    
Search for the Virgin, Part VI: Buffalo    
12. Holy Water    
13. The Marigold Parade    
Search for the Virgin, Part VII: Buffalo    
14. A Brief History of Prayer    
15. Feast of the Epiphany    
Search for the Virgin, Part VIII: Rochester    
Acknowledgments    
Sources