| The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions Into Devotion Contributor(s): Livingston, Sonja (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496217179 ISBN-13: 9781496217172 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2019005281 |
| Series: American Lives |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |