Book of Angels : Reflections on Angels Past and Present, and True Stories of How They Touch Our Lives

by BURNHAM, SOPHY

• ISBN13: 9780345476968
• ISBN10: 0345476964
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-26
• Publisher: Ballantine Books

Summary

A BOOK OF ANGELS tells not only the extraordinary true stories of present-day encounters with angels, but also traces the understanding and study of angels through history and in different cultures. Discover what angels look like, whom they chose to visit, how they enter our lives, and so much more. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Sophy Burnham is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and nonfiction writer. Three of her books have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. Her works have been translated into twenty-two languages. Her articles and essays have been published in Esquire, New York, The New York Times Magazine, Town & Country, and Reader’s Digest. An international speaker, she has appeared frequently on television and radio programs around the country, including Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Today, and CBS Morning News. In addition to her theater interests, she is a seer, a Reiki Master, and a Spiritual Director. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction	xix
PART I Angels & Ghosts I Have Known
Angels & Ghosts I Have Known	3	(24)
Angels Unawares	27	(25)
Turn a Stone/Start a Wing	52	(31)
PART II Angelology, or the Knowledge of Angels
The Sons of God	83	(30)
A Thunder Like Drumming	113	(22)
The Battle of Heaven & Princes of Hell	135	(27)
The Angelic Doctors	162	(37)
PART III Images & Dreams
Wings of Silence	199	(32)
My Black Angel & Other Friendly Spirits	231	(26)
PART IV Letters on Angels	257