A pilgrimage to eternity : from Canterbury to Rome in search of a faith
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New York City : Viking, [2019].
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Published
New York City : Viking, [2019].
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Book
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367 pages : maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
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English

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At a time when Britain, America, and much of Europe have never been so secular--and when his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church prompted a reckoning with his own beliefs -- Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers. He embarked on a thousand-mile pilgrimage through the theological cradle of Christianity, to explore one of the biggest stories of our time: the collapse of religion in the world that it created. Egan sets out along the Via Francigena, once the major medieval trail leading the devout to Rome, and makes his way overland via the alpine peaks and small mountain towns of France, Switzerland and Italy. The goal: walking to St. Peter's Square, in hopes of meeting the galvanizing pope who is struggling to hold together the church through the worst crisis in half a millennium. Making his way through a landscape laced with some of the most important shrines to the faith, Egan finds a modern Canterbury Tale in the chapel where Queen Bertha introduced Christianity to pagan Britain; parses the supernatural in a French town built on miracles; and journeys to the oldest abbey in the Western world, founded in 515 and home to continuous prayer over the 1,500 years that have followed. He is accompanied by a quirky cast of fellow pilgrims and by some of the towering figures of the faith--Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, Martin Luther.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Egan, T. (2019). A pilgrimage to eternity: from Canterbury to Rome in search of a faith . Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Egan, Timothy. 2019. A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith. Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Egan, Timothy. A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith Viking, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Egan, Timothy. A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith Viking, 2019.

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