Living in the Hope of Glory: A Dying Pastor's Farewells - Softcover

Monod, Adolphe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599255146 ISBN 13: 9781599255149

Publisher: Solid Ground Christian Books, 2019

Synopsis

A nineteenth-century spiritual classic about living wholeheartedly for Christ, so as to have no regrets at life's end. Real, practical spiritual wisdom. Living in the Hope of Glory (originally titled Les Adieux, or Farewells) has been blessing readers for almost 150 years. It consists of a series of talks given by Adolphe Monod, a renowned pastor in the Reformed Church of France, as he suffered from terminal cancer. His family and friends met in his bedroom each Sunday during the last six months of his life to partake of the Lord's Supper and to hear his exhortations. But this is not a book about dying. It is a book about living consistently, powerfully and joyfully for the Lord, even in the midst of hard times. A week before his death Monod said, "I have a Savior! He has freely saved me through his shed blood. . . . All my righteous acts, all my works that have been praised, all my preaching . . . is in my eyes only filthy rags." A brief biography of Monod has been added to this edition to acquaint modern readers with this extraordinary man.

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About the Author

Adolphe Monod (1802--1856) was the best-know and best-loved Evangelical preacher in French-speaking Europe of his day, and he was a significant figure internationally.  His own faith came alive through the Awakening that stirred French-speaking Europe in his early years, and his preaching sought to pass on that new spiritual life to others.  He has been called "the voice of the Awakening."  In addition to two decades of pastoral work, mostly in the Reformed Church of France, he spent another decade teaching at the denomination's seminary in Montauban, laboring to train pastors who would, in turn, carry on the work of the Awakening, bringing new life to the broader church.

    

Constance K. Walker, editor and translator, is a retired Senior Research Scientist in nuclear physics at Duke University. She has also edited and translated other important works by Adolphe Monod, was the principal editor of a new French edition of his famous Farewells, and authored a short biography of Monod. She has given numerous talks, often in partnership with her late husband, William D. Walker, on the harmony between science and the Christian faith, and she has written a short booklet on the subject. She recently moved to Pompano Beach, Florida from North Carolina to help start Florida Coast Church, a new congregation in the Presbyterian Church in America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Solid Ground Christian Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1599255146
• ISBN 13: 9781599255149
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212