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Title: Self Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre De Caussade ISBN: 0-89555-312-0 Publisher: T A N Books & Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book changed my life forever!!
Comment: I cannot recommend this book highly enough! The author lived long ago and yet his Christ-centered words ring out beautifully for us modern mortals. I was so moved by his humble approach to God and his deep love and surrender to Christ. A profoundly spiritual and moving experience awaits the reader of this book!
Rating: 4
Summary: The Paraclete At Work
Comment: This book fairly lept at me from the shelf. I wasn't particularly looking for it, but I found it nonetheless. For a former Ayn Rand afficianado & neo-Objectivist, the very title ought to have been anathema. However, it was a greater sense of peace that I was after, and to some extent, this book is helpful at understanding one's true relation to God, particularly in terms of recognizing and submitting to His will.
I had previously attempted Kempis' "The Imitation Of Christ", and found that it was difficult to disassociate from the intended audience of that book (cloistered religious). I'll try to review it in the near future. In any case, my experience with Thomas a Kempis made me a little gun-shy with regard to spiritual primers intended for religious communities. One of the challenges of "Self-abandonment" is the extent of its direct communication between the author (as spiritual director) and the nuns with whom he communicates. Nevertheless, the more generalized introductory sections overcome this difficulty.
I happened to be in the midst of "Self-abandonment" at the time of my grandmother's death. I must say that in retrospect I could not have found a better companion for those days. de Caussade does an excellent job at communicating the spiritual benefits of acceptance, duty, and forgiveness. It ought to be the goal of every Christian to make each day, and each moment of each day a paean to the Lord - seeing His will in all things - even small things and most particularly in painful things is a crucial step toward living a truly Christian life.
Finally, I don't know whether to call this book "life changing," as I believe that one must already be at a certain level of acceptance prior to realizing benefits from the approach that de Caussade recommends. Nonetheless, it is a useful and helpful aid to the continuing trauma of living in the world but not of the world.
Rating: 5
Summary: Review from the Publisher
Comment: This is an amazing 18th century classic divided into 2 parts and giving the method espoused by de Caussade for attaining great holiness. Written for all no matter how advanced spiritually. The author believes that God hides behind the simplest of daily activities and can be found through total surrender to whatever His will is for the individual. Therefore, self-abandonment is the key to spiritual development An outstanding spiritual tool, revealing new insights with each reading. A must for any serious Catholic. 230pp. PB. Imprimatur.
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Title: Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre De Caussade, John Beevers ISBN: 0385468717 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Sacrament of the Present Moment, The by Jean-P De Caussade ISBN: 0060618116 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 03 May, 1989 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton, Ignatius Pr ISBN: 0898705525 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Triumph : The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church by H. W. Crocker III ISBN: 0761516042 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Confessions (OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS) by Saint Augustine, Henry Chadwick ISBN: 0192833723 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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