Marion mill preminger biography books

Charles de Foucauld, who was murdered innever gained a single convert. His lifelong ambition of establishing a new religious order did not come to fruition until well after his death, yet his life and writings are now more respected and studied than ever before. This is the story of Foucauld's life, a moving testimonial to how the willpower and religious fervor of one man can affect those around him and his own individual sense of being.

It details how Foucauld gave up his place in the French aristocracy, dispersed his fortune and resigned his commission in the French army, and became such an ascetic that he was unable to found a new order based upon his religious principles because no one would adhere to the kind of life he chose for himself. It is a story that lends itself to not only the obvious religious aspects of the life of a desert priest but to a much broader interpretation of will, courage, and discipline.

Loading interface About the author. Marion Mill Preminger 4 books. Write a Review. Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book! Community Reviews. Search review text. Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews. MaryJo Dawson. Author 8 books 31 followers. I stumbled upon this book, and decided the description and the person of Charles De Foucauld was too intrigueing to pass up.

Marion mill preminger biography books

Keeping all of the French names straight was a challenge, but it was well worth it. What a story this is, with the most amazing personal transformation in an individual's life I've ever heard of, and well documented in every way, so there's no question it's all true. In a sense photos in the book tell some of the story. At the beginning is a photograph of de Foucauld as a young man in military dress, plump, spoiled, self-centered, and indifferent to having any purpose in life except pleasing himself.

As you may surmise, he barely made it through training but due to his generosity with wine and hospitality, was very popular with his peers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN Walter de Gruyter. The New York Times. ISSN Retrieved Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved — via Newspapers. The Baltimore Sun. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

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