Spiritual Stars of the Millennium

A fascinating collection of short biographies of the greatest spiritual 'stars' of the last thousand years. Arranged chronologically, they range from St. Anselm to Martin Luther King. Some of the greatest living scholars have contributed to this book -- Eamon Duffy on Dante, Rowan Williams on St. John of the Cross, Owen Chadwick on Newman, & David McLellan on Simone Weil. Some other 'Spiritual Stars' include Johann Sebastian Bach, Hildegard Bingen, Fra Angelico & Blaise Pascal. Underlying the collection is a new theology of sanctity far removed from the plastic smile of the all too familiar saintly icon. Here is a vision of holiness & sanctity relevant to the needs & preoccupations of modern times.