Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Happiness, God and Man

Christoph Schönborn

0/5 ( ratings)

All human beings want to be happy. The longing for happiness does not have to be learned, it is innate. And it can hardly be unlearned. For we never simply acquiesce in unhappiness. Christian faith, the Christian way of life, and the imitation of Christ are understood to be signposts pointing the way to happiness. Upon this depends their credibility and their attractiveness.

The highly regarded teacher, writer and pastoral churchman, Cardinal Schonborn, talks about man's happiness, small and great, about happiness as it is supposed to be and as it is discovered. He explains what it means to say that all human beings are created for happiness. His insightful writings are centered on meditations about happiness and also about the deeper meaning of love and friendship.

Yet the Archbishop of Vienna also discusses the essential questions of faith, including reflections on the Name of God as seen in Scripture, on dealing with the tragedies of modern times, consolation for the sorrowful and on the spiritual roots of western civilization.

In addition he discusses the importance of literature, and how it addresses the deeper questions about life, as demonstrated in his literary discussions of the works by C. S. Lewis, Gertrud von Le Fort and William Shakespeare. He shows how their works give witness to a happiness that overcomes all darkness through suffering, trials and especially forgiveness.

Language: English

Pages: 225

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 2008

ISBN 13: 9781586173616

Happiness, God and Man

Christoph Schönborn

0/5 ( ratings)

All human beings want to be happy. The longing for happiness does not have to be learned, it is innate. And it can hardly be unlearned. For we never simply acquiesce in unhappiness. Christian faith, the Christian way of life, and the imitation of Christ are understood to be signposts pointing the way to happiness. Upon this depends their credibility and their attractiveness.

The highly regarded teacher, writer and pastoral churchman, Cardinal Schonborn, talks about man's happiness, small and great, about happiness as it is supposed to be and as it is discovered. He explains what it means to say that all human beings are created for happiness. His insightful writings are centered on meditations about happiness and also about the deeper meaning of love and friendship.

Yet the Archbishop of Vienna also discusses the essential questions of faith, including reflections on the Name of God as seen in Scripture, on dealing with the tragedies of modern times, consolation for the sorrowful and on the spiritual roots of western civilization.

In addition he discusses the importance of literature, and how it addresses the deeper questions about life, as demonstrated in his literary discussions of the works by C. S. Lewis, Gertrud von Le Fort and William Shakespeare. He shows how their works give witness to a happiness that overcomes all darkness through suffering, trials and especially forgiveness.

Language: English

Pages: 225

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 2008

ISBN 13: 9781586173616

More books from Christoph Schönborn

YOUCAT English

4.6/5 ( ratings)

The Russian Church and the Papacy

4.1/5 ( ratings)

YOUCAT English: Youth Prayer Book

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Vol. 1: The Creed

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Joy of Being a Priest: Following the Curé of Ars

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Vol. 3: Life in Christ

3.8/5 ( ratings)

My Jesus: Encountering Christ in the Gospel!

4.8/5 ( ratings)

The Source of Life: Exploring the Mystery of the Eucharist

4.5/5 ( ratings)

¿Democracia sin religión?: El derecho de los cristianos a influir en la sociedad

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Jesus, The Divine Physician: Reflections on the Gospel During The Year of Luke

Icoana lui Hristos: o introducere teologică

Azusa, Rome, and Zion: Pentecostal Faith, Catholic Reform, and Jewish Roots

Stvaranje i evolucija

Hemos encontrado Misericordia (Cuadernos Palabra)

Cristo in Europa. Una feconda estraneità

Une morale souple mais non sans boussole : Répondre aux doutes des quatre cardinaux à propos d'Amoris laetitia

On Being Catholic

Razing the Bastions: On the Church in This Age

YOUCAT v slovenščini: molitvenik za mlade

Risse im Fundament: Die Pfarrerinitiative und der Streit um die Kirchenreform (Theologie kontrovers)

Rate this book!

Write a review?