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Desde sus trágicos comienzos como huérfana aristocrática hasta convertirse en la madre del movimiento espiritual de la Nueva Era, Alice A. Bailey es una de las figuras ocultistas más incomprendidas de la era moderna. El viaje de Bailey es una historia de fe, desde los comienzos del cristianismo ortodoxo, a través de una prolongada crisis espiritual, hasta una nueva creencia en la Teosofía. Mística y buscadora, fundadora de organizaciones espirituales globales y superadora de la adversidad, el pasado de Bailey está plagado de injusticias, mitos y conceptos erróneos, incluido que era...

Vincent Sheean, a groundbreaking American foreign correspondent and author, is known for reporting from Europe, North Africa, and Asia, writing news reports, articles, and books. A few books and articles have described Vincent Sheean’s life, and briefly discussed his major nonfiction books. However, no book-length study or article has closely examined his nonfiction books. 'Seeking to Understand the World: Literary Journalism of Vincent Sheean', textually analyzes his five nonfiction, journalistic books to examine them for characteristics of literary journalism. Spanning nearly the entirety ...

The reign of James II of Aragon coincided with an exciting time of tremendous upheaval on the Iberian Peninsula and elsewhere in the medieval world. As king of Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, and Cerdeña, and as count of Barcelona, James oversaw a number of military victories—and a few defeats—in Sicily, northern Africa, the Byzantine Empire, and other places. All the while, he struggled against a French monarchy and papacy unwilling to relinquish any control over the Mediterranean region or the Italian peninsula. Ultimately, though, James II’s reign would be best known as the golden age of...

La interesante y milagrosa historia de las apariciones de la Inmaculada Concepción a Santa Bernardita no necesita explicación para los creyentes. Y no existe para los que no creen. Pero hay quien se interroga sobre ella.