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Creative Tension

The Spiritual Legacy of Friedrich von Hügel

Ellen M. Leonard’s study of Baron Friedrich von Hügel’s life, thought, and spiritual vision rediscovers this important Catholic voice from the turn of the 20th Century.  Hügel was a lay theologian who maintained both his personal equilibrium and his spiritual leadership role during the complex days of the "modernist movement."  Hügel sees three elements of religion: the authoritative, historical, and institutional; the critical, speculative, and philosophical; the intuitive, vocational, and mystical.  Leonard’s study concentrates both on Hügel’s writings and spiritual activities.

240 pages | 6 x 9 | © 1997

Religion: Christianity


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Table of Contents

Introduction
 
Part I: The Spiritual Journey
1. Preparing for the Journey (1852-1870)
2. The Young Scholar (1871-1896)
3. The Crucial Years (1897-1907)
4. Making History (1908-1912)
5. Sharing the Fruit (1913-1925)
 
Part II: A Guide for the Journey
6. The Spiritual Guide
7. A Lay Spirituality
8. Three Elements of Religion
9. Spiritual Legacy
 
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
Index

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