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Contribution to Book
Mother Teresa: Empire of Charity or Cult of Suffering?
Heroes and Villains of the Millennial Generation
(2019)
Abstract
This chapter explores the common selfless perceptions behind Mother Teresa’s empire of charity, yet how her philosophies behind her actions simultaneously created a cult of suffering. Additionally, this chapter will explore the heroic perceptions behind Mother Teresa, and how her status of a transcendent hero came to be not only so universally known, but also one that very few have come to question today despite conflicting evidence. It is evident that Millennials today have complex thoughts on Mother Teresa’s work, and in particular whether she is deserving of her global title as a saint.
Keywords
- Mother Teresa,
- Mother Teresa hero,
- cult of suffering
Disciplines
Publication Date
2019
Editor
Scott T. Allison
Publisher
Paslgrove
Citation Information
Stephanie M. Ha. "Mother Teresa: Empire of Charity or Cult of Suffering?" Heroes and Villains of the Millennial Generation (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/scott_allison/79/