Joan of Arc and Spirituality
Joan of Arc and Spirituality

Author: Bonnie Wheeler

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-27

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1137069546

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Joan of Arc is an unusual saint. Canonized in 1920 as a virgin, she died in 1431 as a condemned heretic. Uneducated, militant, and youthful, she obeyed 'Voices' that counselled her to pursue an unprecedented vocation. The various trial records provide a wealth of evidence about how Joan and others understood her spiritual life. This collection explores multiple facets of Joan's prayerful life. Two-thirds of the essays focus on Joan in her own time; the later chapters study Joan's formative influence upon modern women. Taken together, these essays offer new perspectives on the heroism of Joan's original way of sanctity.

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

Author: Mary Gordon

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-07-29

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780143113973

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"A master of the story form" (The New York Times) offers a fresh, revealing portrait of the legendary saint Celebrated novelist Mary Gordon brings Joan of Arc alive as a complex figure full of contradictions and desires, as well as spiritual devotion. A humble peasant girl, Joan transformed herself into the legendary Maid of Orléans, knight, martyr, and saint. Following the voice of God, she led an army to victory and crowned the king of France, only to be captured and burned at the stake as a heretic—all by the age of nineteen. Gordon does more than tell this gripping story—she explores Joan's mystery and the many facets of her inspiring life.

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

Author:

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1526112795

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This sourcebook collects together for the first time in English the major documents relating to the life and contemporary reputation of Joan of Arc. Also known as La Pucelle, she led a French Army against the English in 1429, arguably turning the course of the war in favour of the French king Charles VII. The fact that she achieved all of this when just a seventeen-year-old peasant girl highlights the magnitude of her achievements and also opens up other ways of looking at her story. For many, Joan represents the voice of ordinary people in the fifteenth century; the victims of high politics and warfare that devastated France. Her story ended tragically in 1431 when she was put on trial for heresy and sorcery by an ecclesiastical court and was burned at the stake. This book shows how the trial, which was organised by her enemies, provides an important window into late medieval attitudes towards religion and gender, as Joan was effectively persecuted by the established Church for her supposedly non-conformist views on spirituality and the role of women. Presented within a contextual and critical framework, this book encourages scholars and students to rethink this remarkable story. It will be invaluable reading for those working in the fields of medieval society and heresy, as well as the Hundred Years’ War.

The Maid of Orleans
The Maid of Orleans

Author: Sven Stolpe

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1586171526

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This acclaimed work on the life and mysticism of Joan of Arc is considered by historians as one of the most convincing, well researched and best written accounts of the Maid of Orleans. Stolpe vividly creates the contemporary situation in France during Joan's time, evaluates the latest research on her life, and arrives at an original and authentic portrait - one that is also a work of literature. Stolpe sees Joan of Arc as primarily a mystic, and her supreme achievement and lasting significance not so much in a mission to deliver France - though important - but in her sharing in the Passion of Christ. By shifting the emphasis from the national to the universal, Stolpe brings the saint closer to the modern reader. His scholarship is informed by a profound understanding and sympathy for the Maid, giving his essentially sober work the absorbing interest of a novel. As one critic stated, "Stolpe succeeds in producing a very tense interest, so that it is impossible to lay it aside until the last word is reached." This work should do much to present a new evaluation and appreciation of the life and mysticism of St. Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans.

Joan of Arc and Sacrificial Authorship
Joan of Arc and Sacrificial Authorship

Author: Ann W. Astell

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780268032609

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Joan of Arc is a popular historical figure, recreated and reinvented in many modern films, poems and in narrative prose. In this book Ann Astell asks why post-Enlightenment writers chose Joan of Arc as a subject and in what ways they, the authors, identified with her.

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

Author: Josephine Poole

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780613371100

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A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

The Life and Times of Joan of Arc
The Life and Times of Joan of Arc

Author: Jim Whiting

Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781584153450

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Until she was thirteen, Joan of Arc led a normal life. Then she began hearing voices. She believed these voices spoke for God. At first, they told her to be a good girl. A few years later, they told her that her destiny was to save France from its English invaders. Joan's inspirational leadership helped the French to defeat the English at the city of Orleans. Soon afterward, she persuaded the crown prince Charles to become King of France.

Modern Day Joan of Arc
Modern Day Joan of Arc

Author: Angel Wallace

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-10-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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A biography of my life as a young girl beginning from the young age of 2-. It provides insight into my spiritual adventure, with Jesus and lessons learned. My story leads me down the Rabbit Hole of life as I began to hear the sounds of " The Great Awakening". . as I walk through life with Jesus and continue to stay closely connected to him I find myself changing in a manner that was beyond my understanding thus sending me down a spiral to the Darkside, yet climbing my stairway to heaven. the web of deceit is real as I fell into a matrix of layers upon layers of deceit. I found the bloodline of Jesus down to Abraham Lincoln, JFKennedy, Elvis Presley, and Donald J Trump. Bloodlines of the Drude Blood Line. This book contains my life in an open book to show the world, that despite our struggles, we can overcome life's challenges and reach a glorious understanding of who we are, what our life's purpose is, and a glorious journey with GOD. It also opened my mind's eye to the truth of our world and what is happening today. The Great Awakening, Where We Go One We Go All., the Q Movement, and an inner look into the unknown world. You won't be able to put it down. Angel Wallace

Joan of Arc and Spirituality
Joan of Arc and Spirituality

Author: Bonnie Wheeler

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2004-01-29

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9781403962225

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Joan of Arc is an unusual saint. Canonized in 1920 as a virgin, she died in 1431 as a condemned heretic. Uneducated, militant, and youthful, she obeyed 'Voices' that counselled her to pursue an unprecedented vocation. The various trial records provide a wealth of evidence about how Joan and others understood her spiritual life. This collection explores multiple facets of Joan's prayerful life. Two-thirds of the essays focus on Joan in her own time; the later chapters study Joan's formative influence upon modern women. Taken together, these essays offer new perspectives on the heroism of Joan's original way of sanctity.

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

Author: Scott Manning

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-01-09

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1538139170

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Joan of Arc is the most recognizable woman from medieval Europe, yet the details of her life remain obscure to the general public while heavily debated by specialists. Rising from obscurity to insert herself into the court of French King Charles VII before marching with his armies to combat the enemies of the crown during the Hundred Years War, she was eventually captured, tried in an inquisition, and then executed as a relapsed heretic at the age of 19. Joan of Arc: A Reference Guide of Her Life and Works focuses on her life, and legacy. It features a chronology, an introduction offers a brief account of her life, a dictionary section lists entries on people, groups, places, events, topics, terms, and medieval documents central to Joan’s life including her letters, contemporary perspectives, her condemnation trial, and the nullification proceedings eventually blessed by the pope to overturn the verdict of the condemnation trial. This book aims to provide an understanding not just of Joan, but of the culture that produced and ultimately destroyed her.