Adrienne Von Speyr (1902–1967)
Autor(a) de Confession
About the Author
Adrienne von Speyr (1902-1967) was a Swiss medical doctor, 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 mostrar mais Community of Saint John. Her numerous books, published by Ignatius Press, are a major contribution to the wisdom of the Church. Among her most important works are Book of All Saints, Confession, The World of Prayer, Handmaid of the Lord, and The Passion from Within. mostrar menos
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Obras por Adrienne Von Speyr
Il mondo della preghiera 3 exemplares
L'APOCALYPSE 2 exemplares
John, Vol 1: The Word Becomes Flesh 1 exemplar
Lumina 1 exemplar
Palavra da Cruz e Sacramento 1 exemplar
John. 1 exemplar
Passion From Within 1 exemplar
The Discourses of Controversy 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1902-09-20
- Data de falecimento
- 1967-09-17
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- Switzerland
- Local de nascimento
- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
- Local de falecimento
- Basel, Switzerland
- Locais de residência
- Basel, Switzerland
- Educação
- physician
- Relações
- Von Balthasar, Hans Urs (spiritual director)
- Organizações
- Community of St. John (Johannesgemeinschaft)
Membros
Críticas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 60
- Membros
- 1,366
- Popularidade
- #18,821
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 9
- ISBN
- 95
- Línguas
- 10
The most intriguing element in von Speyr's understanding of confession, fully developed in this volume, is its trinitarian and christological basis. The Cross is the archetypal confession, and Christian sacramental confession is thus an imitation of Christ in the strict sense. Confession examines the enormous fruitfulness of this dogmatic basis from many perspectives, giving a wealth of suggestions that both the theological expert and the layman will find very helpful. Its practical applicability to one's own confession emerges from every page.… (mais)