Monday, June 1, 2009

The Missionary Position - A Book by Christopher Hitchens

The Missionary Position - A Book by Christopher Hitchens

The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice is a book by Christopher Hitchens addressing Mother Teresa's life and work. The book presents broad criticism of Mother Teresa and her missionary activity, particularly that she acted as a political opportunist and dogmatist to the detriment of those served by her charities. The book unfolds as an argument that Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) does not deserve beatification and elevation to sainthood. Regarding the title's double entendre, Hitchens remarked, "it was either that or Sacred Cow, and I thoughtSacred Cow would be in bad taste."