{"product_id":"paradoxes-of-faith-9780898701326","title":"Paradoxes of Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese profound pieces are the fruit of Cardinal Henri de Lubac's lifelong study of the paradoxes of the Christian faith. They are rich and thought-provoking gems, spiritual aphorisms, and meditative reflections, which explore the incongruities and the challenges of the spiritual life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe Lubac's magnificent language, clarity, spiritual understanding, and shrewd discernment are on display in every chapter, as he discusses a variety of topics including Christian witness, incarnation, suffering, and faith. His mastery of the subjects is the result not only of intellectual study but of a life lived for Christ even in the darkest of times, as when he participated in the underground resistance to the Nazi occupation of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA leader in \u003ci\u003enouvelle théologie\u003c\/i\u003e, an intellectual movement characterized by interest in the Fathers of the Church and the concerns of contemporary men and women, de Lubac was named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The very word paradox is paradoxical. Let the paradox be. Remember, after all, the Gospel is full of paradoxes, that man is himself a living paradox, and that according to the Fathers of the Church, the Incarnation is the supreme Paradox.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eHenri de Lubac, \u003c\/b\u003e from the Preface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri de Lubac, S. J.\u003c\/b\u003e, was considered as one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century. Together with the works of other towering modern theologians (and friends) Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) and Hans Urs von Balthasar, the writings of de Lubac stand out as crucial to twentieth-century Catholicism. Among his other famous books are \u003ci\u003eCatholicism: Christ and the Common Destiny of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Splendor of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Atheist Humanism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Motherhood of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461555327250,"sku":"9780898701326","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_689a47ff-cb89-4031-b3f9-0940d7f7eacb.jpg?v=1730070639","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paradoxes-of-faith-9780898701326","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}