The Missionary Position — Christopher Hitchens. AZW3, EPUB, MOBI

The Missionary Position — Christopher Hitchens. Formats: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI. First published 1995, this edition 2012.

Non-fiction. Tags: Biography, Christianity, Cults, Poverty, Religion
ISBN:9780771039195 Hash:5182C6282B4191D84A1361F102BE68133EC68C3D

From the Introduction to The Missionary Position

Mother Teresa … is a religious fundamentalist, a political operative, a primitive sermonizer and an accomplice of worldly, secular powers. Her mission has always been of this kind. The irony is that she has never been able to induce anybody to believe her. It is past time that she was duly honored, and taken at her word."


Among his many books, perhaps none have sparked more outrage than this short book, The Missionary Position, Christopher Hitchens's meticulous study of the life and deeds of Mother Teresa.

A Nobel Peace Prize recipient beatified by the Catholic Church in 2003, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was celebrated by heads of state and adored by millions for her work on behalf of the poor. In his measured critique, Hitchens asks only that Mother Teresa's reputation be judged by her actions — not the other way around.

With characteristic élan and rhetorical dexterity, Hitchens eviscerates the fawning cult of Teresa, recasting the Albanian missionary as a spurious, despotic, and megalomaniacal operative of the wealthy who long opposed measures to end poverty, and fraternized, for financial gain, with tyrants and white-collar criminals throughout the world.