God-Sent: A History of the Accredited Apparitions of Mary
by Roy Abraham Varghese
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Collecting the 34 known and accredited apparitions of the Virgin Mary, this study applies an intellectual clarity, precise scholarship, and overall rigor so often absent from Marian studies. Offering detailed evidence, supported by thorough theological and scientific investigation--including the circumstances of each apparition and their legacy--this entertaining and provocative resource gives validation to each event, while connecting their significance to civilizations past, present, and show more future. Marveling at each phenomenon deemed most holy--often calling on to humanity to pray, do penance, or predicting cataclysmic events--mainstream Catholics and seasoned Theologians alike will find reassurance and guidance in each account of real life miracles. Also included are a chronology of the officially sanctioned apparitions and the exact text of the words spoken by the Virgin to the mystic or seer who bore witness. show lessTags
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3492. God-Sent A History of the Accredited Apparitions of Mary, by Roy Abraham Varghese (read Oct 21, 2001) This book was a disappointment, with no footnotes and no objectivity. Not a great book, but deals with interesting events. I much prefer a book like Marpingen: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Nineteenth-Century Germany, by David Blackbourn, which I read with much appreciation on 3 Nov 1994--it is carefully documented and aims not at hagiography
but at truth.
but at truth.
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Roy Abraham Varghese has authored and edited several books ranging across philosophy, science, and theology, most notably Cosmos, Bios, Theos, which Time magazine called the year's most intriguing book about God. He also co-authored, with Antony Flew, There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind.
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, History
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- 232.917 — Religion Christianity Jesus Christ and his family Family and life of Jesus Mariology, Mary (mother of Jesus) Miracles, Apparitions
- LCC
- BT650 .V37 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Doctrinal Theology Doctrinal Theology Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ. Mariology Miracles. Apparitions. Shrines, sanctuaries,
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