'Regarding the Case of Joan of Arc' works out to be a metaphor for the current radicalization of Republican Christians in the USA, especially their hardcore faction and those advocating the use of violence to restore their alleged supremacy.
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Mother of the Maid’ Starring Glenn Close
'Mother of the Maid' should not be missed. It must be seen for Glenn Close's electrifying performance and Grace Van Patten's humanly realized Joan of Arc.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed: Heresy,’ Historical Fiction by Christie Golden
In 'Assassin's Creed: Heresy' by Christie Golden we are taken into the past in the most interesting of ways. Using technology to connect both the past and present, Golden gives us a riveting story behind the legend of Joan of Arc.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Joan of Arc: A History’ by Helen Castor
Castor is able to take us into the life of a young peasant girl who hears the voice of God and leads the French army to victory.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain, adapted by Tony DiGerolamo, illustrated by Rajesh Nagulakonda
A good way to introduce younger readers to one of the lesser works of one of the great American writers.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Saint Joan
Shelleen Kostabi approaches the role of the Maid of Orléans with an admirable balance of holy righteousness and teenage vulnerability.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Saint Joan Miraculous and Unbearable
Saint Joan, persecuted then as she would be today?
Read More »Book Review: No Greater Sacrifice by John C. Stipa
Solving a 100-year-old murder mystery
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Maid of Orleans by Friedrich Schiller at Fringe
Fine operatic singing fails to rescue this bumpy production of Schiller's tale of Joan of Arc.
Read More »Book Review: My Life with the Saints by James Martin
After reading this amazingly honest and emotionally moving book, I can say that it has changed my way of thinking about people in religious life.
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