Joyce Hollyday

Pillar of Fire

A Novel

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In an age of intolerance, compassion can be dangerous. Pillar of Fire captures the stunning witness of the medieval mystics known as Beguines. Amid the intrigues of kings and knights, against a panorama of church corruption, Crusader campaigns, and Inquisition trials, these bold women broke all the rules. In this sweeping historical saga, young Clarissa flees from a forced marriage, befriends a colorful minstrel, and unravels the mystery of a midwife's murder.After a spiritual pilgrimage to the Egyptian desert, she returns with a Muslim orphan and gathers a community of devoted sisters. Threats come when they offer refuge to people suffering… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-72528-225-4
EAN: 9781725282254
Produktnummer: 35071851
Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 396 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 1'317 KB

Über den Autor

Joyce Hollyday is the author of several books, including Clothed with the Sun: Biblical Women, Social Justice, and Us. She has been a pastor on death row, an advocate for survivors of domestic violence, and an ally of immigrant women. As an editor of Sojourners magazine, she traveled extensively to cover faith-based efforts for justice and peace in the US, war-torn Nicaragua, and apartheid-era South Africa. She lives in Vermont on traditional Abénaki land.