Richly descriptive and deeply moving
Scholasticism and Politics
and tremendous poignancy
standing shoulder-to-shoulder with such intellectual giants as Hans Urs von Balthasar and Joseph Ratzinger
Aided by fresh insights from the fields of comparative religion and depth psychology
The Cross of Jesus Classics Richly descriptive and deeply movingBy Louis Chardon, O. P. Edited by Paul Jerome Keller, O. P. The Cross of Jesus, the masterpiece of seventeenth century spiritual writer Louis Chardon, is a fruitful synthesis of theology and mysticism. In style, the book is richly oratorical, replete with prayers, admonishments, and interrogations of the Divine worthy of the Book of Job; in content, it is arrestingly original, combining medieval scholarship and modern sensibility. This new edition,