
Surrender to Christ for Mission
French Spiritual Traditions
Philip Sheldrake(Editor)
Liturgical Press
Published on 22. October 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-8146-8786-4 (ISBN)
Description
This multiauthor book celebrates the bicentenary of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), founded by St. Eugene de Mazenod, and arises from an international conference on French spiritual traditions hosted by the Oblates in San Antonio, Texas, in November 2016. More broadly, this book aims to make available to a wide readership the riches of the important family of French spiritual traditions originating between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries-not least the emphasis on mission to the poor. French traditions have been greatly underestimated in conventional histories of Christian spirituality, but their spiritual wisdom offers much to today's believers.
Reviews / Votes
"Surrender to Christ for Mission is a masterful guide to the extraordinarily rich, though sometimes underappreciated, French spiritual traditions of the 17th through the 19th centuries. This collection of well-written and reader-friendly essays, authored by a team of distinguished specialists in the field of Christian spirituality, offers a fresh, timely, and judicious introduction to these traditions' major figures and themes that makes this book an essential resource for both the scholar and the general reader."Joseph F. Chorpenning, OSFS, President, International Commission for Salesian Studies (ICSS) "This helpful collection makes available in straightforward style the many dimensions of traditional French spirituality for today's reader. Through both historical and thematic approaches, and with special attention to mission to the marginalized, it lays out the unity and diversity within the movement."Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ, Archivist, Society of the Sacred Heart, United States-Canada Province "This book, both scholarly and spiritually edifying, gives us an opportunity of reclaiming that vision for our own time. It is highly recommended for seminary and academic libraries."Catholic Library WorldMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Collegeville, MN
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
323 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8146-8786-4 (9780814687864)
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Philip Sheldrake is professor and director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality at Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas. He is also senior research associate of the Von Huegel Institute, St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, and senior research fellow in the Cambridge Theological Federation (Westcott House). Philip Sheldrake trained in history and theology and was awarded the DD (Higher Doctorate) in 2015 by the University of Oxford. He has taught and written extensively on Christian spirituality, is author or editor of seventeen books, and is past president of the international Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality.
Content
CONTENTS
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Philip Sheldrake
Part One
Chapter One
Abandoned for Love: The Gracious Legacy of French Spiritual Traditions
Wendy M. Wright
Chapter Two
Surrendering to Christ for Mission: The Transformation of a Young Enthusiast
Frank Santucci, OMI
Chapter Three
A Distant Mirror: Is the French School of Spirituality Still Relevant?
Ronald D. Witherup, PSS
Part Two
Chapter Four
Captured Yet Free: The Rich Symbolism of the Heart in French Spirituality
Wendy M. Wright
Chapter Five
Oasis of Gentleness in a Desert of Militancy: Francois de Sales's Contribution to French Catholicism
Thomas A. Donlan
Chapter Six
Women and the French School of Spirituality
Mary Christine Morkovsky, CDP
Chapter Seven
Saint Vincent de Paul: The Practical Mystic
Thomas F. McKenna, CM
Chapter Eight
Sanctification, Solidarity, and Service: The Lay Spirituality of Antoine Frederic Ozanam
Raymond L. Sickinger
Chapter Nine
Abandonment and Apostolic Charity in Therese of Lisieux, Daughter of the "French School"
Mary Frohlich, RSCJ
Chapter Ten
Our Perennial Fascination with Therese of Lisieux
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
Epilogue: Fragments of Our Conversation-Some Poignant Echoes
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
Index
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Philip Sheldrake
Part One
Chapter One
Abandoned for Love: The Gracious Legacy of French Spiritual Traditions
Wendy M. Wright
Chapter Two
Surrendering to Christ for Mission: The Transformation of a Young Enthusiast
Frank Santucci, OMI
Chapter Three
A Distant Mirror: Is the French School of Spirituality Still Relevant?
Ronald D. Witherup, PSS
Part Two
Chapter Four
Captured Yet Free: The Rich Symbolism of the Heart in French Spirituality
Wendy M. Wright
Chapter Five
Oasis of Gentleness in a Desert of Militancy: Francois de Sales's Contribution to French Catholicism
Thomas A. Donlan
Chapter Six
Women and the French School of Spirituality
Mary Christine Morkovsky, CDP
Chapter Seven
Saint Vincent de Paul: The Practical Mystic
Thomas F. McKenna, CM
Chapter Eight
Sanctification, Solidarity, and Service: The Lay Spirituality of Antoine Frederic Ozanam
Raymond L. Sickinger
Chapter Nine
Abandonment and Apostolic Charity in Therese of Lisieux, Daughter of the "French School"
Mary Frohlich, RSCJ
Chapter Ten
Our Perennial Fascination with Therese of Lisieux
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
Epilogue: Fragments of Our Conversation-Some Poignant Echoes
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
Index