Investigaciones-vidas en educación

Ensayo historiográfico que sigue los pasos de Felipe II desde su nacimiento hasta su muerte. Poniendo la vida del monarca en el contexto histórico de Europa, Balaguer hace un análisis exhaustivo de la situación geopolítica de España y sus países vecinos durante el siglo XVI. Pretende, con este libro de dos tomos, estudiar los antecedentes, el carácter, la vida y el gobierno de Felipe II. En el primer tomo, Balaguer se explaya con los antecedentes históricos, europeos y españoles que precedieron al nacimiento del monarca. Balaguer desgrana la vida de Felipe II, desde 1527, su...

Tells the story of Cayetano, the patron saint of gamblers and good fortune, who is a special favorite in the working class district of Liniers, northwest of Buenos Aires, where a church in his name is visited by thousands of pilgrims on his Feast Day of August 7 to pray for peace, food, and work.

MEET SARAH GREEN, A Woman of Purpose, is a fictional story and part of an anthology, Big Cliff, based on the life of Clifton Leroy Seeney and the family that was around him in the early part of the nineteenth century.

This is a pondered biography, free of fanaticism, about the most famous and influential Mexican bishop of the 20th century, a man of action who grew up listening to stories about the Mexican Revolution and religious persecution. He was both well-loved and criticized in and outside the church. This passionate historical study gathers many documents inaccessible until now and includes first-hand accounts from members of the Catholic hierarchy. It discusses whether Samuel Ruiz promoted a theology that incited violence or, on the contrary, if he preached against the armed struggle and defended...