Full name: The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice

Author: Christopher Hitchens Year: 1995 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Religion, Biographies, Non Fiction, Politics, History, Atheism, Philosophy Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781455523009 1455523003

Among his many books, perhaps none have sparked more outrage than The Missionary Position, Christopher Hitchens's meticulous study of the life and deeds of Mother Teresa. A Nobel Peace Prize recipient beatified by the Catholic Church in 2003, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was celebrated by heads of state and adored by millions for her work on behalf of the poor. In his measured critique, Hitchens asks only that Mother Teresa's reputation be judged by her actions-not the other way around. With characteristic elan and rhetorical dexterity, Hitchens eviscerates the fawning cult of Teresa, recasting the Albanian missionary as a spurious, despotic, and megalomaniacal operative of the wealthy who long opposed measures to end poverty, and fraternized, for financial gain, with tyrants and white-collar criminals throughout the world. Similar books: God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris The Devil by Peter Stanford Arguably by Christopher Hitchens Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens Why I Am Not a Muslim by Ibn Warraq The Trial Of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens God's Harvard by Hanna Rosin Losing Moses on the Freeway by Chris Hedges Kingdom Coming by Michelle Goldberg Why I Am a Catholic by Garry Wills Crazy for God by Frank Schaeffer The God Virus by Darrel W. Ray The Christian Delusion by John W. Loftus Religious Literacy by Stephen Prothero The reason-driven life by Robert M. Price Zealot by Reza Aslan Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton The Family by Jeff Sharlet God by Jack Miles