Publication
Imprint: New York : Paulist Press, c1988. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality. Responsibility: translated by Péronne Marie Thibert ; selected and introduced by Wendy M. Wright and Joseph F. Power ; preface by Henri J.M. Nouwen. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xii, 296 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, index.
Call number
GT-C-C / Franc
ISBN
0809129906 / 9780809129904
Original publication date
c. 1620
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: Offered here in fresh translation are the letters of spiritual direction of two seventeenth century mystical writers, Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal. These letters show us the daily attempts of laity, clergy, cloistered religious, bishops, and obscure widows to live in the authentic spirit of Jesus, and will speak not only to the historian of the period, but to all contemporary readers.
This collection is unique, since many of these letters, which are treasures of lived Salesian teaching, are translated for the first time into the English language. It is also the first time that the letters have been presented together, and that a scholarly and comprehensive introduction to the Salesian spiritual tradition, as embodied in the lives and writings of both Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal, has been attempted. -- from the back cover.
Table of Contents: Introduction --
Letters of Francis de Sales --
Mademoiselle de Soulfour --
Madame Brûlart --
Rose Bourgeois --
Madame de Chantal --
Madame de Limojon --
Madame de la Fléchère --
Madame de Cornillon --
Péronne-Marie de Châtel --
Madame de Granieu --
Angélique Arnauld --
Madame de Villesavin --
A gentleman --
Letters of Jane de Chantal --
Commandeur de Sillery --
Archbishop of Bourges --
Madame de Toulonjon --
Madame du Tertre --
Letters to the visitation: 1616-1618 --
Letters to the visitation: 1619-1622 --
Letters to the visitation: 1623-1641.
FY1998 /
This collection is unique, since many of these letters, which are treasures of lived Salesian teaching, are translated for the first time into the English language. It is also the first time that the letters have been presented together, and that a scholarly and comprehensive introduction to the Salesian spiritual tradition, as embodied in the lives and writings of both Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal, has been attempted. -- from the back cover.
Table of Contents: Introduction --
Letters of Francis de Sales --
Mademoiselle de Soulfour --
Madame Brûlart --
Rose Bourgeois --
Madame de Chantal --
Madame de Limojon --
Madame de la Fléchère --
Madame de Cornillon --
Péronne-Marie de Châtel --
Madame de Granieu --
Angélique Arnauld --
Madame de Villesavin --
A gentleman --
Letters of Jane de Chantal --
Commandeur de Sillery --
Archbishop of Bourges --
Madame de Toulonjon --
Madame du Tertre --
Letters to the visitation: 1616-1618 --
Letters to the visitation: 1619-1622 --
Letters to the visitation: 1623-1641.
FY1998 /
Physical description
xii, 296 p.; 23 cm
Description
Gathered here are letters of spiritual direction written by Francis (1567-1622) and Jane (1572-1641) that reveal the richness of Salesian spirituality. The letters show the daily attempts of laity, clergy, cloistered religious and others to live in the authentic spirit of Jesus.
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LibraryThing member danhammang
A love affair. They were both under monastic vow, openly in love with each other; expressed and lived through their deep commitment to the Christ figure. The sweet, soft, nurturing nature of their spirituality is warmly expressed through their letters. It was the post Reformation Christian
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perspective through the lens of French spirituality. It's easy to read, a few letters at a time. Another great installment in 'The Classics of Western Spirituality' library. Show Less