INTRODUCTIO

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS xi
4. PREFACE xiii
5. INTRODUCTIO 3
6. PART ONE: APPARITIONS AS RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
7. CHAPTER ONE: Personal Experiences and Public Demands: La Salette, Lourdes, and Fatima 25
8. CHAPTER Two: Personal Crises of Health, Public Crises of Faith: San Damiano 92
9. CHAPTER THREE: Can the Testimonies of Thousands Be Wrong? San Sebastian de Garabandal 124
10. PART TWO: APPARITIONS AS RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE
11. CHAPTER FOUR: From Personal to Public: La Salette 165
12. CHAPTER FIVE: A Secret in Three Parts: Fatima 190
13. CHAPTER SIX: The Drama of Secrets in Post-World War II Marian Apparitions 220
14. CHAPTER SEVEN: The Fundamentals of Modern Apparition Worldviews 245
15. APPENDIX: Suggestions for Further Reading and Study 271
16. NOTES 279
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 319
18. INDEX 333