Heroic Face of Innocence: Three Stories (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought S)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0567086658 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 470 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: French
"A Passionate Frenchman in Love - So What Else Is New?" according to propertius. Georges Bernanos is a serious, very serious writer. It's almost impossible to be flippant when discussing him. Mainly unknown to most of the American reading public, he is nevertheless profoundly pertinent and topical to the present day as well as speaking to the ages. There are two areas which the present day reader should be aware of when experi. "A dangerous read" according to Peter J. Sharpe. Bernanos is a novelist of the most dangerous sort--he strikes directly at your mind and heart and makes you THINK! A seriously excellent book.
. (1888-1948), a Catholic novelist and outspoken social critic, was one of the greatest literary and religious figures of twentieth-century France
Georges Bernanos was the author of the modern literary and religious classic, Diary of a Country Priest, in which he explored the Christian mystery of redemption through love. In this selection of Bernanos' most significant works - Joan: Heretic and Saint, Sermon of an Agnostic on the Feast of St Thérèse, and Dialogues of the Carmelites - we find theological and psychological insight interwoven with a profound sense of historical drama: a masterly exploration of heroic innocence in a group of extraordinary Christian women.. According to Hans Urs von Balthasar, Bernanos is a key figure for our times in the relationship between theology and literature