christian pilgrims and pilgrimages

Dunne describes three journeys to Jerusalem: the first, a pilgrimage of the mind; the second, a pilgrimage of the heart; and the third, a pilgrimage of the soul. Writing in an almost musical voice, he comes back over and over to themes developed in earlier chapters to orchestrate a most insightful story that ends with a discovery of the home of "the human spirit in a life larger than life." As with most of his books, the central issues are front and center: "Where do you come from?" and "Where are you going?" And he asks this of Jews, Muslims, and Christians in this city that is so sacred to these religions.

In 1858 a young girl, Bernadette Soubirous, experienced a series of visions of the Virgin Mary in a small town in the French Pyrenees. Today, with some 4 million visitors a year (more than go to Mecca), Lourdes has become the most popular pilgrimage site in the world.

Part I of "The Pilgrim's Progress" was published in 1678 and Part II in 1684. This title provides a guide to the language, allusions and historical reference of this text. It includes twenty essays spanning two hundred years of thinking about the book along with a chronology and bibliography.

Depicts the journey of Christian and his companions through mortal life to their entrance into the Celestial City.

A company of thirty-one pilgrims tell their stories on the way to the shrine of St. Thomas at Canterbury. Includes an introduction and notes.