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William P Obrien - Claude La Colombiere Sermons - 9780875804729 - V9780875804729
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Claude La Colombiere Sermons

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Description for Claude La Colombiere Sermons Hardcover. As an educated Jesuit, St Claude La Colombiere used his rhetoric not only to instruct his audience from the pulpit, but to please them as well. This volume presents English translations of twelve of St Claude's sermons, each addressing a different aspect of Christian conduct. Translator(s): O'Brien, William P. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.

This volume presents for the first time English-language translations of twelve sermons by St. Claude La Colombière. Canonized in 1992 by Pope John Paul II, Claude was a 17th-century Jesuit priest who authenticated the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart. Like St. Francis of Assisi, Claude had been a man of privilege, and was a literary figure with a reputation as a master of Christian eloquence. He died a martyr at the age of forty-one.

Each sermon in this volume addresses a different issue under the general theme of Christian conduct. Together these ... Read more

In his commentary on the sermons William O'Brien examines the dynamic vision of the human person that emerges from St. Claude's preaching and considers what this might mean for readers of today. While offering a historical-literary study of his preaching, the work is located firmly in the contemporary quest for a new unity between the theoretical and the practical in Christianity. What results is a book with a unique appeal. General readers interested in their own spiritual growth, as well as scholars and students of religious history, theology, and French literature, will find this book to be a valuable resource.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875804729
SKU
V9780875804729
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About William P Obrien
William P. O'Brien, SJ, is assistant professor of Christian spirituality in the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University.

Reviews for Claude La Colombiere Sermons
O'Brien makes superb use of the French critical edition of the texts, as well as the primary and secondary sources requisite for such a translation. He stays close to the French for the English translation, but uses sound judgment suiting the text to the contemporary English reader.
Journal of Jesuit Studies

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