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The Hidden Face: A Study of St. Therese of Lisieux




[1] 书籍信息


Ida Friederike Gorres, The Hidden Face: A Study of St. Therese of Lisieux, Ignatius Press, 2017. (上列图片为英文初版封面)



[2] 作者简介

Ida Friederike Gorres (1901-1971), a Catholic woman writer, is the author of several outstanding works on sanctity including The Nature of Sanctity and The Cloister and the World. The Hidden Face is considered her most important work.



[3] 内容简介


This study of the life and character of Therese of Lisieux is a remarkable, penetrating, and fascinating search for the truth behind one of the most astounding religious figures of modern times. A young nun who entered a convent at fifteen and died at twenty-four, Therese roused an incredible storm of spontaneous veneration only a few months after her death, and has been called by one Pope as the greatest saint of the modern times. Countless images of the sweetly smiling saint flooded the world. But who was she, really? The Hidden Face has sprung from this question. It presents the true Therese, as objectively as possible, and gives a convincing interpretation of her sainthood. It is a book not for Catholics alone, but for anyone fascinated by the force of spirituality, by the incalculable effects of what Pascal called the “greatness of the human soul.” It opens the cloistered world of the Carmel, takes off the sugar coating, and reveals the stark drama behind convent walls, the tension between personalities, the daily details of conventual life. And it throws light on the tremendous purifying process that turned the pampered darling into a saint of heroic virtue.


The work of a mind of rare intelligence and integrity, this book is unique among the lives of saints. First published in Germany in 1944, the original is now in its eighth edition. This first English translation is based on a new, revised version using the latest edition of the saint’s writings.


[4] 读者感言


I have been searching for this title for many years and was very excited when I found it republished. It is a very different look at the life of the “Little Flower”. This is not a book for anyone beginning to learn of her life and spirituality. This book is for those seasoned souls whom have already read and studied “Story of a Soul” and other books on her life. It is very arduous reading for even those who are familiar with St. Therese’s life and spirituality. However, if a reader can get through the beginning chapter, (which is lengthy & somewhat complicated), you will garner many beautiful spiritual insights–and you will find it hard to put down. One of the best books I’ve ever read on St. Therese, a real treasure.



[5] 书籍目录


I.    THE STORY AND THE PROBLEM

1.  The Ascent

2.  The Question

3.  The Sources

II.  THE NEST

1.  Origin and Heritage

2.  Childhood

3.  “Petite Reine”

4.  The Menace

5.  Temptation to Saintliness

6.  Liberation and Blossoming

7.  Decision

8.  The Carmel

9.  Rome and the World

III.  THE DESERT

1.  Abstinence of the Heart

2.  The Soul’s Disillusionment

3.  Mother Marie de Gonzague

4.  Spiritual Aridity

IV.  THE WAY

1.  The Saving Law

2.  The Struggle for Love

3.  The Angel of the Desert

4.  Experiences of God

V.  THE BREAK THROUGH

1.  “Tell this to none who is not wise”

2.  Empty Hands

3.  “To Scatter Roses”

4.  The Veil

5.  The Novice Mistress

6.  The Little Way of Children

VI.  PERFECTION

VII.  THE RIDDLE OF GLORY

1.  Heralds at Work

2.  The Hagiographer’s Temptation

3.  A Key?

NOTES

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY



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