Confession
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.23 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 089870040X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-07 |
| Language | : | German |
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Language Notes Text: English, German (translation)
She collaborated closely with the renowned theologian Hans Urs Von Balthasar, her confessor for 27 years, and they co-founded the Community of Saint John. . Among her most important works are Book of All Saints, Confession, The World of Prayer, Handmaid of the Lord, and The Passion from Within.Has translated numerous works in biblical studies and theology. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
A beautiful book on the hardest sacrament. This book was recommended to me by a holy priest. It is written beautifully! It explains the relationship between Jesus and humanity in relation to the sacrament of confession in a way I never thought of before. It so illustrates the love of Jesus for us in our state of sin and makes wanting to be reconciled a joy. I haven't finished the book, but willingly will start it over. You will want to get one . A deeper and original look at this Sacrament Adrienne Von Speyr was a convert to Catholicism, a mystic, a consecrated lay woman, and a spiritual directee of the prominent 20th century theologian Father Hans Urs Von Balthasar. Her many books resulted from the conversations between the two of them on various mysteries of the Faith, the sacraments, prayer, etc, and Von Balthasar stated that Von Speyer's insights were important as a kind of source ma. Highly Recommend this book! Margaret Mendelson If you don't know much about Adrienne Von Speyr, she is a Swiss mystic, wife, mother and doctor. She also was a convert to the Catholic faith and spiritual child of Haans von Balthazar. She suffered intensely in her adult life and experienced the passion of Christ during the Triduum. She is the only mystic that I know of that experiences the decent into hell on Holy Saturday.Her book, Confession, is ab
She discusses the moral and practical aspects of the sacrament in great depth. Some of the many areas covered include conversion, scruples, contrition, spiritual direction, laxity, frequency of confession, the confessions of religious and lay people, even the confessions of saints. Adrienne von Speyr Hans Urs von Balthasar calls this "one of her most central works". One of the most complete spiritual treatises ever written on confession.