The Christian State of Life

by Adrienne von Speyr

Overview

The more popular, practical counterpart to Hans Urs von Balthasar's own book of the same title, this book plumbs the depths of what it means to be a Christian.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681490922
Publisher:	Ignatius Press
Publication date:	08/08/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	213
File size:	235 KB

About the Author

Adrienne von Speyr (1902–1967) was a Swiss medical doctor, a convert to Catholicism, a mystic, and an author of more than sixty books on spirituality and theology. She collaborated closely with theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, her confessor for twenty-seven years, and together they founded the Community of Saint John. Among her most important works are Handmaid of the Lord, Man before God, Confession, and her commentaries on the Gospel of Saint John.