Lay Sanctity, Medieval and Modern A Search for Models

Inspired by the ecclesiology of Vatican II, which attributed a special apostolate to the laity and affirmed their calling to holiness, this volume of interdisciplinary essays focuses on the shifting points of intersection between the changing historical definitions of laity and sanctity. Ann W. Astell brings together this valuable collection, an examination of a series of individual lay "saints, " in order to explore how these figures perceived their own lay status and how this status was perceived by others.Astell, Ann W. is the author of 'Lay Sanctity, Medieval and Modern A Search for Models' with ISBN 9780268013325 and ISBN 0268013322.