Time's religion writer, David Van Biema, provides a reasonably unbiased look at revelations in the new book "Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light." Generally presented through a Christian patriarchal prism, he also offers brief insights from both atheist and psychoanalytical perspectives, a welcome antidote to what could have been otherwise discarded as mere PR for the book and the church. A life likely to be dissected by thinkers, seekers and believers of all stripe for years (eons?) to ... More »

I found this piece interesting because of the very manner in which it has been written and analyzed. Many will say, this is usual in all believers, to have doubts. Whether Teresa was bedeviled by doubts does not matter, she started a movement caring for others, which is carried on in her name even today, therefore her self doubts are negated by her very actions.

The story suggests religious pap, but rises slightly above that level in places. The article does not mention that people who face harsh reality can naturally be expected to doubt the existance of God. The story is a few paragraphs of light that falls back to religious adoration. This major story on religion is typical TIME pandering to religion addicts to sell magazines rather than doing thorough coverage of the world's important reality based problems that should be the major ... More »

I beilieve this IS good jounalism as it explores a facit of a revered person (by myself included) that I never would have exlpected and gives me a more whole and realistic view of both Mother Teresa and us as human beings.