The Book of Saints and Heroes by Andrew Lang

The Book of Saints and Heroes by Andrew Lang

Age Range: 8 and up

The first Christians to visit Europe and the British Isles met pagans who told tales of fairies, talking beasts, and other wonderful things. To these marvelous stories, they soon added new ones about the Christian saints.

Some were true, others improbable, and many simply fantastic. In the ones we include here, you'll meet the saint who spent seven Easters on a whale's back and the amiable lion who was St. Jerome's friend. You'll see St. George fight the dragon, and you'll read about the fierce wolf St. Francis of Assisi converted.

But many of these stories have in them scarcely a wave of the fairy wand. So you'll also find here true tales of great saints such as St. Louis of France, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Francis Xavier, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary -- souls marked by courage, kindness, and piety.

These marvelous legends and exciting true stories of Christian saints and heroes will provide many hours of delightful reading to believers and non-believers alike

Read the exciting stories of:

• St. Anthony
• St. Augustine
• St. Paul
• St. Brendan
• St. Colette
• St. Columba
• St. Elizabeth of Hungary
• St. Cuthbert
• St. Dorothea
• St. Dunstan
• St. Richard of Chichester
• St. Francis of Assisi
• St. Francis Xavier
• St. Louis IX
• St. Jerome
• St. Margaret of Scotland
• St. George
• St. John of God
• St. Malchus
• St. Senan
• St. Simeon Stylites
• St. Vincent de Paul, and others.

Dr. Mary Alice Trent, a native of the USA, earned her PhD. in Rhetoric and Composition Studies, Linguistics, Early American, and British Literature from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1995 and is Professor of English at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK (USA). Along with poetry, story, and scholarly journal publications, her book credits include Ethics in the 21st Century America and Religion, Culture, Curriculum, and Diversity in 21st Century America (co-edited). Along with presenting and chairing sessions at over 38 regional, national and international conferences, she has traveled and written in eleven Western European countries. Co-Editors Dr. Trevor Grizzle is Professor of Graduate Theology at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK (USA). He is Founder and Pastor of Hope International Ministries, and he has presented papers and conducted mission trips across the United States and around the world. Dr. Andrew Lang is a Professor of Mathematics at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK (USA). Born in the UK he read mathematical physics at the University of Kent, Canterbury. He has lived in the US since 1992, receiving his PhD in mathematics from the University of Missouri in 1998. Dr. Elsa Rogers, a native of Trinidad, earned her PhD. in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is the Chair of Liberal Arts and Applied Psychology at Hodges University in Fort Myers, Florida (USA). She has written and presented papers at regional and national conferences in the areas of language and literature.

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ISBN 13	9781933184135
ISBN 10	1933184132
Title	The Book of Saints and Heroes
Author	Andrew Lang
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Sophia Institute Press
Year published	2006-05-01
Number of pages	319
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.