PRAYING WITH HILDEGARD OF BINGEN by Gloria Durka New, from dealer's inventory. Paperback, published by Saint Mary's Press 1991. 114 pages. Gloria Durka, PhD. is a professor of religious education and theology at Fordham University and a prolific author as well as a frequent lecturer. In this book, her topic is Hilegard, who was an abbess, a counselor to kings and popes, a homeopathic healer, a composer, a renowned preacher, the author of nine major books, and the founder of an abbey at Bingen, Germany. More importantly, she was a prophet, challenging the people of her age to conform their lives to that of Jesus, who loved not only humankind but all of God's creation. This book will bring people who have wanted to know Hildegard and her contributions to realize her relevance and power in their twentieth-century lives. (Order-Praying with Hildegard of Bingen- Price $2.00) |