The Royal Way of the Cross (Living Library) - Softcover

Fenelon, Francois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0941478009 ISBN 13: 9780941478007

Publisher: Paraclete Press, 1982

Synopsis

"It is very profitable to have realized what one is; but do not add to that weakness, which is inseparable from our human nature, an estrangement from the very means of strength. Only hearken inwardly to him and despise boldly that which is despicable."

Above all, Francois Fenelon desired to love God. Out of this love came a desire to share the truth of a life lived in the light of the Cross. His individual writings document his desire to find truth through the love of his Creator; corporately, they comprise a masterpiece of a recorded spiritual journey.

The Royal Way of the Cross is written with an unblinking honesty that distinguishes it from the murky intellectualism that pervaded the time, and it is this truthfulness that gives this work its enduring appeal. Arrestingly written, The Royal Way is an exceptional account of a man who saw the hand of God in all things and was intimately acquainted with "the royal way of the Cross."

About this title

About the Author:

Born in North Carolina in 1923, Hal M. Helms graduated from Furman University and earned an M. Div. from Hartford Seminary. He served five congregations and then in 1974 became chaplain at the Community of Jesus, an ecumenical Christian Community on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Rev. Helms “mildly modernized”  a number of classics, including The Pilgrim's Progress, The Imitation of Christ, and The Confessions of St. Augustine and wrote several devotional books. He died in 1997.

Language Notes:

Text: English, French (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0941478009
• ISBN 13: 9780941478007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Helms Hal M.