In the Redeeming Christ

by F. X. Durrwell

Publisher:

Ave Maria Press

Overview

F. X. Durrwell’s In the Redeeming Christ is a gentle, forgotten masterpiece that reveals the relationship between personal holiness, sacramental life in the Church, and the salvation of the world. Now re-published with an introduction by Scott Hahn, it is a beautiful meditation on the Christian life.

At the beginning of In the Redeeming Christ, priest and theologian F. X. Durrwell states: “The Christian’s salvation lies in his personal sanctification. There too lies the salvation of others.” Durrwell’s classic offers a hopeful and lucid vision of the Christian spiritual life to inspire and teach readers about the mystery of living in personal holiness—and becoming most truly themselves—by being “in Christ” as a member his body. Such contemporary theologians as Scott Hahn and Brant Pitre have begun to discover the importance of both the idea of personal holiness and what this highly original thinker had to say about it.

Key Features

• Converges profound theology and practical spirituality
• Helps the readers to never see the Christian life except in relation to Christ the redeemer
• Offers a hopeful vision of the Christian spiritual life to inspire and teach readers about the mystery of living in personal holiness

Contents

Part I Principles of Christian Life

• Redemption and Personal Sanctification
• The Justice of God Is Man's Holiness

Part II The Sacraments of Christian life

• The Sacrament of Scripture
• Reading of Scripture - The Mass in Our Lives
• A Second Baptism

Part III Christian Virtues

• Believing in Christ the Redeemer
• The Charity of the Kingdom
• Weakness and Power
• Faithfulness to Prayer
• Christian Obedience
• Christian Virginity
• The Longing for Salvation
• The Christian's Prayer in the World

Part IV Our Master in the Christian Life

• "Know the Lord"
• Christ the Way of Humility
• The Heart of the Lord
• Divine Childhood: A Meditation for Christmas Night

Part V Mary Amongst Us

• Mary Amongst Us

Endorsements

Durrwell's book ranks among the spiritual classics and reflects the theological ressourcement of the last century: a moving account of what it means to live 'in Christ' that is rooted in the scriptures and experienced through the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church. It offers a genuinely sacramental vision of Christian life and is a must-read for those who seek to embrace this life in its fullness.

Msgr. Michael Heintz, Director of the Master of Divinity Program, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame

In movies and novels, revolutionaries often appear as flamboyant characters. Obsessed, manipulative, they know how to get what they want by working the crowds, seizing opportunities, and launching public spectacles and demonstrations. But the true revolutionaries--the revolutionaries of the spirit--are nothing like that. Instead, they are quietly faithful to the vision God has given them. Such a man was Fr. François-Xavier Durrwell.

Scott Hahn, Author of Breaking the Bread: A Fresh Look at the New Testament

Product Details

• Title: In the Redeeming Christ
• Author: F. X. Durrwell
• Publisher: Ave Maria Press
• Pages: 320
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780870612770, 0870612778
• Resource ID: LLS:REDEEMINGCHRIST
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:45:23Z