Saints and VirtuesJohn Stratton Hawley This book explores a larger family of saints—those celebrated not just by Christianity but by other religious traditions of the world: Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Confucian, African, and Caribbean. The essays show how saints serve as moral exemplars in the communities that venerate them. |
Contents
of Islam | 36 |
Lives of Three Hindu Saints | 52 |
A Case Study of Moral | 144 |
Sathya Sai Babas Saintly Play | 168 |
Saint Gandhi | 187 |
AFTER SAINTHOOD? | 205 |
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS | 239 |
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