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Hidden Holiness (Hardcover)
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In Hidden Holiness, Michael Plekon challenges us to examine the
concept of holiness. He argues that both Orthodox and Catholic
churches understand saints to be individuals whose lives and deeds
are unusual, extraordinary, or miraculous. Such a requirement for
sainthood undermines, in his view, one of the basic messages of
Christianity: that all people are called to holiness. Instead of
focusing on the ecclesiastical process of recognizing saints,
Plekon explores a more ordinary and less noticeable "hidden"
holiness, one founded on the calling of all to be prophets and
priests and witnesses to the Gospel. As Rowan Williams has
insisted, people of faith need to find God's work in their culture
and daily lives. With that in mind, Plekon identifies a
fascinatingly diverse group of faithful who exemplify an everyday
sanctity, as well as the tools they have used to enact their faith.
Plekon calls upon contemporary writers-among them, Rowan Williams,
Kathleen Norris, Sara Miles, Simone Weil, and Darcey Steinke-as
well as such remarkable and controversial figures as Mother Teresa,
Thomas Merton, and Dorothy Day-to demonstrate ways to imagine a
more diverse and everyday holiness. He also introduces four
individuals of "hidden holiness": a Yup'ik Alaskan, Olga Arsumquak
Michael; the artist Joanna Reitlinger; the lay theologian Elisabeth
Behr-Sigel; and human rights activist Paul Anderson. A generous and
expansive treatment of the holy life, accessibly written for all
readers, Plekon's book is sure to inspire us to recognize and
celebrate the holiness hidden in the ordinary lives of those around
us.
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