The Journey into God: A Forty-Day Retreat With Bonaventure, Francis and Clare - Softcover

Raischl, Josef; Cirino, Andre; Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0867164999 ISBN 13: 9780867164992

Publisher: Franciscan Media, 2003

Synopsis

A forty-day retreat ideal for Lent presents the basic theological concepts found in Saint Bonaventure's great work The Journey of the Human Person Into God (The Jouney of the Soul Into God), providing selected readings, reflections by the two authors, and exercises the reader can carry out in daily life. Original.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

This book offers a fresh twist on the convention of the 40-day Lenten devotional by focusing on the writings of St. Bonaventure, the 13th-century saint and Franciscan leader. Raischl and Cirino, who lead spiritual retreats on Bonaventure, cull readings from the saint's lasting work, The Journey of the Human Person into God, and use them as meditative springboards for daily Lenten devotion. They focus most heavily on Bonaventure, but also include material on Sts. Francis and Clare, showing how Bonaventure was influenced by their writing and example.This book is more than a Lenten reader; it is an accessible digest of Bonaventure for anyone who has ever found his magnum opus to be too dry and theological for easy understanding. It can be read by individuals or groups and comes with a guide for group meetings and discussions. However it is used, readers should heed Bonaventure's own warning about his work: "It is important that you not run through these reflections in a hurry, but that you take your time and ruminate over them slowly."
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Review:

The volume can be used by groups or individuals that wish to take on this wonderful journey. -- Fraternitas, January 4, 2003

About this edition

• Publisher: Franciscan Media
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0867164999
• ISBN 13: 9780867164992
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416