Joan of Arc

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The paper provides a review of the relevant literature to determine how Joan of Arc's spiritual and military leadership helped to inspire a demoralized king and nation to rise up against the English. The paper illustrates the profound impact she had inspite of her lack of any other credentials besides her conviction that she was divinely inspired. The paper emphasizes how Joan of Arc truly believed that she heard the voices of angels and saints and she believed it with sufficient conviction that she was able to convince others of her destiny.

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Introduction
Review and Analysis
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Few young women in history have attracted as much attention from the historians as Joan of Arc. According to Dumas (1970), "There are few people nowadays who would dispute the spiritual stature of Joan of Arc, one of the most remarkable women who has ever lived, although over five centuries after her death there is still no common agreement as to the exact nature and source of her inspiration." History has shown that some people, though, do not need for anyone to agree as to the source of inspiration when it comes to the mind of God. Indeed, the daily suicide bombings in Afghanistan and Iraq are proof-positive that when some people believe they truly know God's will, they will go to any ends to achieve it."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Alden, Jean Francois. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (New York: Harper & Brothers), 1899, 206
• Dumas, F. Ribadeau. "Joan of Arc," in Richard Cavendish (Ed.), Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural, Vol. 11 (New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation), 1970, 1518
• The Holy Bible, New International Version.
• Lea, Henry Charles. A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (New York: Harper & Brothers), 1888, 339.
• Lowell, Francis C. Joan of Arc (Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company), 1896, 256.

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