Thérèse of Lisieux died on 30 September 1897. Nine months later, the now classic Story of a Soul appeared and proved an immediate success. However, when historians had access fifty years later to manuscripts written by Thérèse they were surprised to discover enormous differences between these texts and the published version of Story of a Soul. Jean-François Six has written this new book with two purposes. First, he recalls the history of how Mother Agnés, Prioress of the Carmelite convent and sister of Thérèse altered and completed Thérèse's text so that it became a travesty of the original. Secondly he re-establishes the truth of the last months of Thérèse's life, her authentic spiritual message, and her contribution to the history of mysticism. In working on his book, Jean-François Six has relied on texts which can definitively be said to come from the hand of Thérèse. In contrast to the sentimentality which is so often associated with her, he has found a powerful, lively figure, full of humor even in the depths of the spiritual night she experienced during her last months-the spiritual night which others have tried to deny or minimize.

Light of the Night: The Last Eighteen Months in the Life of Therese of Lisieux

Biographies & Memoirs

Six, Jean-Francois

Leaders & Notable People

University of Notre Dame Press

Religion & Spirituality

very good ex ciommunity library copy, with stamps. Light toning to page edges.

Scm Pr

The Spiritual Autobiography of Charles De Foucauld

Foucauld, Charles De

Worship & Devotion

Word Among Us Pr

Carlos de Foucauld, el oficial del ejército francés que se convirtió en ermitaño de Tamanrasset (Sahara) en donde fue asesinado por los tuaregs. Al morir no dejó formado ningún grupo de seguidores ni fundación alguna. Hoy se cuentan por centenares, hombres y mujeres en todo el mundo, los que siguen de cerca sus trazas. La fisonomía espiritual del hermano Carlos está fielmente dibujada en esta obra, que tiene en cuenta todos los estudios anteriores y todo el material disponible hasta la fecha.

Itinerario espiritual de Carlos de Foucauld (Spanish Edition)

Herder Editorial

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