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Author:
Volder, Jan de.
Title:
The spirit of Father Damien : the leper priest--a saint for our time / Jan de Volder ; translatedf by John L. Allen, Jr.
Publisher:
Ignatius Press,
Copyright Date:
©2010
Description:
xviii, 216 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Subject:
Damien,--Saint, Father,--1840-1889.
Christian saints--Hawaii--Biography.
Catholic Church--Hawaii--Clergy--Biography.
Missionaries--Hawaii--Biography.
Missionaries--Belgium--Biography.
Missions to leprosy patients--Hawaii.
De Veuster, Damian.
Damien,--Saint, Father,--1840-1889.
Catholic Church.
Christian saints.
Clergy.
Missionaries.
Missions to leprosy patients.
Belgium.
Hawaii.
Damien,--Saint, Father,--1840-1889.
Religious Missions.
Saints.
Catholicism--history.
Leper Colonies--history.
Missions and Missionaries.
Religious Missions--history.
Hawaii.
Biography.
Biography.
Other Titles:
Geest van Damiaan. English
Notes:
Originally published in Flemish as: De geest van Damiaan : Ein heilige voor onze tijd. Tielt : Lanoo, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204) and index.
Contents:
From Jef de Veuster to Damien -- Who will go in my name? -- The lepers : to isolate or touch? -- A father makes the difference : paternalism or fatherliness? -- Love overcomes many boundaries -- Stubborn obedience -- We lepers -- A new family under the cross -- Damien after Damien -- Saint Damien.
ISBN:
1586174878 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781586174873 (pbk. : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)630499735
LCCN:
2010927114
Locations:
I6OX771 -- Mercy College Library (Des Moines)

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