Around the Diocese
Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Best-Selling author coming to Good Shepherd, East Falls
Mar 11 | 7:30pm | Good Shepherd, East Falls
Thomas Cahill, the best-selling author of such books as How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, will talk about his latest book, Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World, and sign copies of all his books on Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30pm, at the Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 The Oak Road.
Cahill comes to Philadelphia after a brilliant career as a Jesuit-educated classical scholar and director of religious publishing at Doubleday, and bestselling author of a series he calls The Hinges of History. In addition to is biggest selling books, How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, the series continued with Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus; Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter; and most recently, Mysteries of the Middle Ages.
Known as a witty and engaging lecturer, Cahill writes in a style that is illuminating, accessible, and entertaining. All his books explore the many faces of religion in history, and the enormous impact that people of faith have had in shaping the human story. In Mysteries of the Middle Ages, published in a trade paper edition on March 4, he tells the story of “the rise of feminism, science and art from the cults of Catholic Europe” as his subtitle argues. His portraits of Eleanor of Aquitane, Francis of Assisi, Peter Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, Giotto, and Dante bring the medieval period vividly to life.
Joseph Fox Bookshop will have copies of Cahill’s books available for signing. Light refreshments will be served.
The Church of the Good Shepherd is at 3820 The Oak Road. Ample street parking is available.
For more information call the church at 215-844-0580.
“Intoxicating… Cahill’s command of rich historical detail makes medieval cities and their colorful characters come to alive.” – The Los Angeles Times
“(Cahill) succeeds roundly in bringing his own gift of enticing readers to the study of the past, describing the development and definition of the medieval worldview, as well as he has ever done.” – New York Daily News
“A fresh, provocative look at an epoch that’s both strange and tantalizingly familiar.” – Publishers Weekly