The Wisdom of the Saints

An Anthology

By: Jill Haak Adels (Editor)

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Paperback | 15 June 1989

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248 Pages

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Covering over two thousand years of Church history, this unique anthology presents hundreds of aphoristic sayings from the writings and recorded works of both famous and obscure saints. Ranging from the polished literary statements of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists, to the cry of the martyr on the scaffold, these quotations treat a wide variety of themes such as joy, death, faith, hope, folly, and much more.
The volume includes diary notations, lists of personal resolutions, naive remarks of saintly children who have foreseen their own destiny, and the half-legendary utterances of early miracle-working saints of Ireland and the misty northern forests. It offers the wisdom of European, African, and Japanese saints, as well as an appendix of biographical sketches. Despite the diversity of the individuals represented--hermits and Popes, the urbane and the uncouth, the sensible and the passionately foolish--this book uncovers a degree of harmony of thought among all of the saints included here. By bringing the saints to life, this collection reminds us that they were real people--not a group of museum figures carved in marble--with a range of temperaments and personalities.

Industry Reviews

`a rich and varied sampling of Christian concerns and interpretations over the centuries' Church History `a lively anthology with a rich antiphony of voices' Library Journal 'beautiful anthology ... A perfect starting point for personal prayer and meditation!' Spiritual Life 'a rich collection of brief selections from the writings and sayings of saints from the early Fathers to the saints of our own day.' America

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