Our Lady of Guadalupe

Anderson shows how Our Lady’s appearance in 1531 changed America forever . . .

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the civilization of love
Doubleday, 2009. 256 pages, $22.99 hardcover

A decade after Spain’s conquest of Mexico, the future of Christianity on the American continent was in doubt. Confronted with a hostile government and natives wary of conversion, Mexico’s bishop told the Spanish king that, unless there was a miracle, the Americas would be lost. The miracle happened in 1531, changing the continent forever. The authors trace Our Lady of Guadalupe from the 16th century to the present, discussing how her message is an important catalyst for religious and cultural transformation.

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