The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions Into Devotion

The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions Into Devotion - Paperback

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The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions Into Devotion - Paperback

The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions Into Devotion - Paperback

by Sonja Livingston
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Book Overview

2019 Foreword INDIES Award, Gold for Essay

With organized religion becoming increasingly divisive and politicized and Americans abandoning their pews in droves, it's easy to question aspects of traditional spirituality and devotion. In response to this shifting landscape, Sonja Livingston undertakes a variety of expeditions--from a mobile confessional in Cajun Country to a eucharistic procession in Galway, Ireland, to the Death and Marigolds Parade in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Mass in a county jail on Thanksgiving Day--to better understand devotion in her own life.

The Virgin of Prince Street chronicles her quest, offering an intimate and unusually candid view into Livingston's relationship with the swiftly changing Catholic Church and into her own changing heart. Ultimately, Livingston's meditations on quirky rituals and fading traditions thoughtfully and dynamically interrogate traditional elements of sacramental devotion, especially as they relate to concepts of religion, relationships, and the sacred.

ISBN9781496217172
Author Sonja Livingston
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
GenreBiography and Religion & spirituality
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2019
LanguageENG- English
Pages184
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Sonja Livingston has earned a NYFA Fellowship, an Iowa Award, and Pushcart Prize nomination for her nonfiction writing. Her work has appeared in several textbooks on writing, as well as many journals, including the "Iowa Review," "Spoon River Poetry Review," "Alaska Quarterly Review," "AGNI," and others. She holds an M.S. Ed. from SUNY Brockport and an MFA from the University of New Orleans. Livingston teaches creative writing at the University of Memphis.

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