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The Catholic University of America Press, September 2021. Paper Back. New.

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, September 1999. Paper Back. New.

Pennsylvania State University Press, January 1995. Paper Back. New. A collection of original sources, <i>Soldiers of Christ</i> surveys the saints of Western Europe from (roughly) the fall of the Roman Empire through the year 1000 A.D. In the introduction, editors Noble and Head seek not only to track the changing face of sainthood during this period but also to understand the ways in which European identity was formed from Roman, Christian, and Germanic elements. They point out that studying the lives of the saints during this time helps to unlock the ideals of early medieval Christianity, much like the epic <i>Beowulf</i> provides keys to the ideals of Germanic culture. The definition of hagiography (quoting André Vauchez) as a genre that 'aims precisely at blurring the individual's traits and transforming his or her lifetime into a fragment of eternity' is helpful in understanding the lives of the saints that follow, though Noble and Head are quick… Read More

Kenedy, January 1928. Unknown. Good/No Jacket. P.J. Kenedy & Sons, New York, 1928. Ex-library with usual marks. Burgundy hardcover. Large stain on front cover, fading at top of rear cover, binding firm, text unmarked.

University of Notre Dame Press, April 2011. Paper Back. New.

St Xenia Skete / Distributed by Greece in Print, January 2016. Paper Back. New.

New York Review Books, January 2022. Paper Back. New.

Augsburg: Ignatius, 2008. Paper Back. New.

Ignatius Press, August 2023. Hardcover. New.