Carlo Carretto - Essential Writings

Informationen zum Autor Robert Ellsberg has edited anthologies of Dorothy Day! Charles de Foucald and Flannery O'Connor. Klappentext Through his best-selling"Letters from the Desert" and more than a dozen other books, Carretto presented an ascetic, yet joy-filled spirituality that called to mind the spirit of his favorite saint, Francis of Assisi. Especially appealing to lay people, he showed that it was possible to live a contemplative life in the midst of the world. This selection from over a dozen books covers the spirituality of the desert, Carretto's reflections on God, the church, prayer, engagement with the world, and the mystery of suffering and death. Zusammenfassung Carlo Carretto (1910-1988) was a member of the Little Brothers of Jesus! the order inspired by the spirituality of Charles de Foucauld. This title is a selection from over a dozen books which covers the spirituality of the desert! Carretto's reflections on God! the church! prayer! engagement with the world! and the mystery of suffering and death.

Product details

• Authors: Carlo Carretto, Robert Ellsberg
• Assisted by: Robert Ellsberg (Editor)
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.10.2007
• EAN: 9781570757259
• ISBN: 978-1-57075-725-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 212 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Modern Spiritual Masters; Modern Spiritual Masters
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies