François Fénelon
Subtitle: a biography--the apostle of pure love
By: Peter J. Gorday
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Brewster, Massachusetts
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781557258014
Subjects: French Authors; RELIGION / Christian Life / Inspirational; Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious; Theologians
Description: "Today, Christians are rediscovering the wisdom of Francois Fenelon, a controversial theologian and spiritual thinker. Fenelon showed how it was possible to have devotion and faith in the Age of Enlightenment. He battled heresies, faced charges of heresy himself, and wrote masterful books of insight into the spiritual life. This is the first biography to be written about the 17th century French archbishop whose letters of counsel and spiritual wisdom have left a legacy of friendship with God"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.