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From divine visions to self-tortures, some strange mystical experiences have shaped the Christian tradition as we know it. Full of colourful detail, Mystics of the Christian Tradition examines the mystical experiences that have determined the history of Christianity over two thousand years, and reveals the often sexual nature of these encounters with the divine.
In this fascinating account, Fanning reveals how God's direct revelation to St Francis of Assisi led to his living with lepers and kissing their sores, and describes the mystical life of Margery Kempe who 'took weeping to...

From divine visions to self-tortures, some strange mystical experiences have shaped the Christian tradition as we know it. Full of colourful detail, Mystics of the Christian Tradition examines the mystical experiences that have determined the history of Christianity over two thousand years, and reveals the often sexual nature of these encounters with the divine.
In this fascinating account, Fanning reveals how God's direct revelation to St Francis of Assisi led to his living with lepers and kissing their sores, and describes the mystical life of Margery Kempe who 'took weeping to...

This fascinating account is the principal source for a number of momentous political developments leading up to the millennium. These include struggles among the Carolingians, the rise of the Saxon dynasty in Germany, and various Viking and Magyar raids.

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New North Church: Life and Death in Early Boston, 265 pages, 60 illustrations, indexed. Started by working tradesmen, New North (1713-1863) grew to become Boston's largest and only church to hold services throughout the Revolutionary War. It began as Puritan, became Congregational and ended Unitarian. Tells life of the common people in those times, Black membership, and notorious murder of Dr. George Parkman by Professor John Webster in 1850 and its sensational trial. Famous and interesting personages who were connected to the church. It was the church of Rose Kennedy, matriarch of the famous...