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What's next--The Girl Scouts: The Untold Story? How could anybody write a debunking book about Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity order? Well, in this little cruise missile of a book, Hitchens quickly establishes that the idea is not without point. After all, what is Mother Teresa doing hanging out with a dictator's wife in Haiti and accepting over a million dollars from Charles Keating? The most riveting material in the book is contained in two letters: one from Mother Teresa to Judge Lance Ito--then weighing what sentence to dole out to the convicted Keating--which cited all the work Keating has done "to help the poor," and another from a Los Angeles deputy D.A., Paul Turley, back to Mother Teresa that eloquently stated that rather than working to reduce Keating's sentence, she should return the money he gave her to its rightful owners, the defrauded bond-holders. (Significantly, Mother Teresa never replied.) And why do former missionary workers and visiting doctors consistently observe that the order's medical practices seem so inadequate, especially given all the money that comes in? (Hitchens acidly observes that on the other hand, Mother Teresa herself always manages to receive world-class medical care.) Hitchens's answer is that Mother Teresa is first and foremost interested not in providing medical treatment, but in furthering Catholic doctrine and--quite literally--becoming a saint.
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Hitchens (For the Sake of Argument, LJ 6/1/93), a columnist for the Nation, debunks missionary Mother Teresa's saintly, humane persona. He characterizes this 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner as a political opportunistic promoter of a cult of submission among the poor, who suffer under her substandard medical care. Hitchens claims she is an ideological accomplice and moral legitimizer for the political right, including Charles Keating of the Savings and Loan scandal, Ronald Reagan, and the Haitian Duvaliers. This readable, caustic polemic is very short on biographical data and cited sources and lacks scholarly development. Given its provocative nature, it is recommended for libraries owning several titles about Mother Teresa despite its weaknesses.?Charles L. Lumpkins, Bloomsburg Univ. Lib., Pa.
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Another reviewer said this wasn't a rant. Well, I'm afraid it is. But it's a very funny one. And Hitchens has some evidence behind his sharpened rhetorical knives. He points out the hypocrisy of many of Mother Theresa's actions, the poor care her hospitals give, when compared to other organizations, and the shady people she's chosen to be associated with.
Sure, she's dead; sure, she spent a lot of time with sick people; but that doesn't automatically make her a saint, as Hitchen's makes clear.
Still, this is a polemic not a biographical study (which is why I only gave it 4 stars). If you want an in depth history of Mother Theresa, this is not the first place to look.
Sure, she's dead; sure, she spent a lot of time with sick people; but that doesn't automatically make her a saint, as Hitchen's makes clear.
Still, this is a polemic not a biographical study (which is why I only gave it 4 stars). If you want an in depth history of Mother Theresa, this is not the first place to look.
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Most people will automatically be repelled at the idea of a book exposing the hypocrises and agendas of Mother Teresa, a woman described by many as a modern-day saint. Those who steer away will miss an excellent investigative novel that explores not only the motives of Mother Teresa, but the effect (or lack of) that she had on the world.
Do not fear that this book is simply a character assassination, either. Hitchens does not set out to slander or destroy Mother Teresa, and in fact even defends her in some instances, stating his belief that she was not a spiteful or evil woman, but simply did not do as much as good as she is thought to. A must read for anyone interested in the truth behind the legend.
Do not fear that this book is simply a character assassination, either. Hitchens does not set out to slander or destroy Mother Teresa, and in fact even defends her in some instances, stating his belief that she was not a spiteful or evil woman, but simply did not do as much as good as she is thought to. A must read for anyone interested in the truth behind the legend.
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To the reader from Tennessee below, the reason it is important to read this book - and important to find out if Hitchens' allegations are true - is because Mother Teresa was a very powerful woman who set up a series of medical facilities which are still in operation. One of Hitchens' most disturbing criticisms - which has since been confirmed by former members of the Congregation - is that the millions of dollars' worth of donations sent to Mother Teresa by people like you and me were NEVER used to make these clinics more sanitary or to provide basic medical care for the indigent people who arrived at their doorstep. The reason, Hitchens says, that Mother Teresa is known for her work with the dying is that so many people died in her clinics! Listen, folks, if even *one* person died unnecessarily, that's one too many and more than enough justification for Hitchens to conduct this long-overdue investigation!
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Gasp! I'm so shocked!
Imagine...a rich, Oxford-educated Englishman spouting anti-Catholic bigotry! It's so incongruous! Whoever heard of such a thing?
Am 24. Juli 2000 veröffentlicht
Easy to criticize, hard to be charitable
While I normally admire Hitchens' work, and while I am sure that Mother Teresa, like every other human being, was not perfect, I am amazed as to what his purpose was in writing... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. Juli 2000 veröffentlicht
Easy to criticize, hard to be charitable
While I normally admire Hitchens' work, and while I am sure that Mother Teresa, like every other human being, was not perfect, I am amazed as to what his purpose was in writing... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. Juli 2000 von Danielle M. Maze
All dogs are pink Lou is a dog Therefore Lou is Pink WRONG!
As a Catholic after recovering my shock at this book and the various reviews (AH HA NOW WE SEE THROUGH THAT CHARLITON etc...! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juni 2000 von Peter Ingemi
charity done in stupidity
A quick, pithy read, and quite truly a well needed critical glance at the manufacture of a saint. Even if we take it as a given that Mother Teresa was well-intentioned, there are... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Juni 2000 von "freethoughtmecca"
The Missionary Position
Great book. With a razor wit Chris Hitchens shows the dark side of the Mother Teresa phenomenon. Instead being a savior of the downtrodden and dispossesed Mother Teresa comes off... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. Mai 2000 von Rene Gomez
hardly a saintly portrayal of MT
In gThe Missionary Positionh, author Christopher Hitchens takes a critical look at Mother Teresafs devotion to the destitute of the world and the motives behind her charitable... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. April 2000 von George Shaw
EXTRA: Human Institution Imperfect
OK, maybe this makes me biased, but I once went to Mass at the Missionaries of Charity AIDS Hospice in Northeast Washington, DC. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. April 2000 von Frank McEvoy
A disturbing exploration of the facts behind the legend
THE MISSIONARY POSITION is the ideal book for our times. Highly cynical and uncompromising, Christopher Hitchens has written the ultimate in hero-deflation, reminding us that... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 31. Januar 2000 von Stone Junction
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT NUN BEHIND THE CURTAIN...
Bad Dog Toto...I mean Hutchins... Whether you agree with all of his conclusions, Hutchins' book is a necessary critique, not only of Mother Teresa but of the whole religous... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. Januar 2000 von no longer a customer
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