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by Jean-Pierre de Caussade (Author), Dennis Cssr Billy (Author)
This classic work of Christian spirituality emboldens modern readers to see God's care and concern for them in the joys and challenges of everyday life.
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, a French Jesuit spiritual director and writer born in the late seventeenth century, is best known for his belief in the sacredness of the present moment, or the "eternal now." His masterpiece, Abandonment to Divine Providence, has been celebrated by spiritual writers as diverse as Richard Foster and Alan Watts for its ability to invoke the mystery of eternity in the now--a tenet of spirituality that resonates across faith traditions. Accompanied by the probing, expert commentary of Dennis Billy, CSsR, this exemplary edition of de Caussade's Abandonment offers newcomers to mysticism and spiritual direction a clear, compelling path to entering into God's presence.Author Biography
Dennis Billy, CSsR, is a teacher, writer, and poet. Ordained a Redemptorist priest in 1980, he taught the history of moral theology and Christian spirituality at the Alphonsian Academy of Rome's Pontifical Lateran University for more than twenty years, reaching the rank of Ordinary Professor. He currently holds The John Cardinal Krol Chair of Moral Theology as a scholar-in-residence at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. He also serves as The Karl Rahner Professor of Catholic Theology at the Graduate Theological Foundation in South Bend, Indiana. Billy is the author of numerous books and articles, both popular and scholarly. Raised in Staten Island, New York and educated there through high school in local Catholic schools, he graduated from Dartmouth College and went on to receive four master degrees, as well as doctorates from Harvard University, the Pontifical University of St. Thomas, and the Graduate Theological Foundation.
Jean-Pierre de Caussade was a French Jesuit priest, writer, theologian, and spiritual director born in the late seventeenth century. He is best known for his belief that the present moment is a sacrament from God and that self-abandonment to it and its needs is a holy state.
