Author: Mother Mary Majella Rivet
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Francis, de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Influence of the Spanish Mystics on the Works of Saint Francis de Sales
Author: Mother Mary Majella Rivet
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Francis, de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Francis, de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
St. Francis De Sales
Author: Saint Francis (de Sales)
Publisher: DeSales
ISBN: 9780982927120
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Selection of 125 letters from the origianl 2,000 letters by St. Francis de Sales, translated with an introduction, biographical notes and bibliography.
Publisher: DeSales
ISBN: 9780982927120
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Selection of 125 letters from the origianl 2,000 letters by St. Francis de Sales, translated with an introduction, biographical notes and bibliography.
The Concept of Freedom in the Writings of St. Francis de Sales
Author: Eunan McDonnell
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039119639
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Through the examination of the concept of freedom in the writings of St Francis de Sales the author concludes that, in contradistinction to a contemporary understanding of freedom perceived as self-determination, a Salesian understanding privileges freedom's relationship to 'the good'. This situates St Francis de Sales in the classical Thomistic tradition of freedom's necessary relationship to the good, but involves a methodological shift as he employs the Renaissance starting point of 'the turn to the subject'. This study demonstrates how St Francis arrives inductively at what St Thomas demonstrated deductively, namely, the essential relationship of freedom to the good. Along with this Thomistic influence, the author analyses the Salesian indebtedness to Augustinian anthropology which explains the primacy St Francis gives to the will, and consequently, to love. Love, understood as the heart's movement towards the good, allows the Salesian approach to move beyond the confines of a traditional faculty psychology to embrace a more biblical understanding of the human person. This examination of love's relationship to freedom reveals their teleological and archaeological natures, coming back to our origins wherein we discover the source of our freedom bestowed on us as a gift from God.
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039119639
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Through the examination of the concept of freedom in the writings of St Francis de Sales the author concludes that, in contradistinction to a contemporary understanding of freedom perceived as self-determination, a Salesian understanding privileges freedom's relationship to 'the good'. This situates St Francis de Sales in the classical Thomistic tradition of freedom's necessary relationship to the good, but involves a methodological shift as he employs the Renaissance starting point of 'the turn to the subject'. This study demonstrates how St Francis arrives inductively at what St Thomas demonstrated deductively, namely, the essential relationship of freedom to the good. Along with this Thomistic influence, the author analyses the Salesian indebtedness to Augustinian anthropology which explains the primacy St Francis gives to the will, and consequently, to love. Love, understood as the heart's movement towards the good, allows the Salesian approach to move beyond the confines of a traditional faculty psychology to embrace a more biblical understanding of the human person. This examination of love's relationship to freedom reveals their teleological and archaeological natures, coming back to our origins wherein we discover the source of our freedom bestowed on us as a gift from God.
Bond of Perfection
Author: Wendy M. Wright
Publisher: DeSales
ISBN: 9780971319905
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Publisher: DeSales
ISBN: 9780971319905
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The Complete Introduction to The Devout Life
Author: Francis de Sales
Publisher: Paraclete Press
ISBN: 1612613519
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
De Sales’ classic has been described as “a masterpiece of psychology, practical morality, and common sense” and, after The Bible and The Imitation of Christ, is the widest read spiritual book of all time. Unlike many others, Devout Life was written specifically for lay persons and it demonstrates a rare sensitivity to the demands of life in a world that is often antagonistic to spirituality. In this first-of-its-kind edition, Fr. John-Julian offers a fresh translation, a most thorough historical introduction, and notes explaining points of language and theology along the way.
Publisher: Paraclete Press
ISBN: 1612613519
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
De Sales’ classic has been described as “a masterpiece of psychology, practical morality, and common sense” and, after The Bible and The Imitation of Christ, is the widest read spiritual book of all time. Unlike many others, Devout Life was written specifically for lay persons and it demonstrates a rare sensitivity to the demands of life in a world that is often antagonistic to spirituality. In this first-of-its-kind edition, Fr. John-Julian offers a fresh translation, a most thorough historical introduction, and notes explaining points of language and theology along the way.
Becoming a New Self
Author: Moshe Sluhovsky
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022647304X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In Becoming a New Self, Moshe Sluhovsky examines the diffusion of spiritual practices among lay Catholics in early modern Europe. By offering a close examination of early modern Catholic penitential and meditative techniques, Sluhovsky makes the case that these practices promoted the idea of achieving a new self through the knowing of oneself. Practices such as the examination of conscience, general confession, and spiritual exercises, which until the 1400s had been restricted to monastic elites, breached the walls of monasteries in the period that followed. Thanks in large part to Franciscans and Jesuits, lay urban elites—both men and women—gained access to spiritual practices whose goal was to enhance belief and create new selves. Using Michel Foucault’s writing on the hermeneutics of the self, and the French philosopher’s intuition that the early modern period was a moment of transition in the configurations of the self, Sluhovsky offers a broad panorama of spiritual and devotional techniques of self-formation and subjectivation.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022647304X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In Becoming a New Self, Moshe Sluhovsky examines the diffusion of spiritual practices among lay Catholics in early modern Europe. By offering a close examination of early modern Catholic penitential and meditative techniques, Sluhovsky makes the case that these practices promoted the idea of achieving a new self through the knowing of oneself. Practices such as the examination of conscience, general confession, and spiritual exercises, which until the 1400s had been restricted to monastic elites, breached the walls of monasteries in the period that followed. Thanks in large part to Franciscans and Jesuits, lay urban elites—both men and women—gained access to spiritual practices whose goal was to enhance belief and create new selves. Using Michel Foucault’s writing on the hermeneutics of the self, and the French philosopher’s intuition that the early modern period was a moment of transition in the configurations of the self, Sluhovsky offers a broad panorama of spiritual and devotional techniques of self-formation and subjectivation.
A Woman’s Way
Author: P. Ranft
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349385336
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Given the significance of spiritual direction in modern Christianity, surprisingly little attention has been given to the tradition upon which today s spiritual direction is built. This book delinates the history of spiritual direction for women and by women within the larger context of the history of Christian spirituality and its understanding of human perfectibility. By examining the ways in which women practiced spiritual direction, this study reveals the degree to which women influenced society by using an avenue of influence previously overlooked by scholars.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349385336
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Given the significance of spiritual direction in modern Christianity, surprisingly little attention has been given to the tradition upon which today s spiritual direction is built. This book delinates the history of spiritual direction for women and by women within the larger context of the history of Christian spirituality and its understanding of human perfectibility. By examining the ways in which women practiced spiritual direction, this study reveals the degree to which women influenced society by using an avenue of influence previously overlooked by scholars.
Encyclopedia of Monasticism
Author: William M. Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136787151
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
The two-volume Encyclopedia of Monasticism describes the monastic traditions of both Christianity and Buddhism with more than 600 entries on important monastic figures of all periods and places, surveys of countries and localities, and topical essays covering a wide range of issues (e.g., art, behavior, economics, liturgy, politics, theology, and scholarship). Coverage encompasses not only geography and history worldwide but also the contemporary dilemmas of monastic life. Recent upheavals in certain countries are highlighted (Korea, Russia, Sri Lanka, etc.). Topical essays subtitled Christian Perspectives and Buddhist Perspectives explore in imaginative fashion comparisons and contrasts between Christian and Buddhist monasticism. Encyclopedia of Monasticism also includes more than 500 color and black and white illustrations covering all aspects of monastic life, art, and architecture.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136787151
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
The two-volume Encyclopedia of Monasticism describes the monastic traditions of both Christianity and Buddhism with more than 600 entries on important monastic figures of all periods and places, surveys of countries and localities, and topical essays covering a wide range of issues (e.g., art, behavior, economics, liturgy, politics, theology, and scholarship). Coverage encompasses not only geography and history worldwide but also the contemporary dilemmas of monastic life. Recent upheavals in certain countries are highlighted (Korea, Russia, Sri Lanka, etc.). Topical essays subtitled Christian Perspectives and Buddhist Perspectives explore in imaginative fashion comparisons and contrasts between Christian and Buddhist monasticism. Encyclopedia of Monasticism also includes more than 500 color and black and white illustrations covering all aspects of monastic life, art, and architecture.
The American Ecclesiastical Review
Author: Herman Joseph Heuser
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Spirit of Love, Based on the Teachings of St. Francois de Sales
Author: Carl Franklin Kelley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Love
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Love
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description