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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherLiturgical Press
ISBN-100879074558
ISBN-139780879074555
eBay Product ID (ePID)944683
Product Key Features
Book TitleHerald of God's Loving-Kindness
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChristian Life / General, Spirituality, Monasticism, Christianity / Catholic
Publication Year1991
GenreReligion
AuthorGertrud Helfta
Book SeriesCistercian Fathers Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-018531
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition20
Series Volume Number35
Volume NumberBk. 1,2
Dewey Decimal248.2/2/092 B
SynopsisPlaced in the monastery of Helfa, in Upper Saxony, at the age of five, Gertrud began having Visions and writing at twenty-five. Book 1, written by a nun of Helfta, reveals the personality and virtues of Gertrud. Avoiding hagiographical commonplaces, the writer reveals both the strengths and the shortcomings of her very human and very committed heroine. Book 2, contains Gertrud's own account of her spiritual experiences., Placed in the monastery of Helfa, in Upper Saxony, at the age of five, Gertrud began having visions and writing at twenty-five. Book 1, written by a nun of Helfta, reveals the personality and virtues of Gertrud. Avoiding hagiographical commonplaces, the writer reveals both the strenghts and the shortcomings of her very human and very committed heroine. Book 2, contains Gertrud's own account of her spiritual experiences.