What I Believe

by François Mauriac, Wallace Fowlie (Translator)

What I Believe conducts a spiritual survey that is at once both deeply personal and inescapably universal. Perhaps more so than any of Mauriac's other works, What I Believe offers common ground for Christians and nonbelievers alike, as his revelation of belief and doubt stands as an invitation to approach the Christian mystery with an open mind. Of particular interest, from a literary standpoint, is the chapter on “Purity,” which sheds light on much of Mauriac’s acclaimed and complicated fiction.

Genres: Theology, Religion, Catholic

139 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

François Charles Mauriac was a French writer and a member of the Académie française. He was awarded the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life." Mauriac is acknowledged to be one of the greatest Roman Catholic writers of the 20th century.

Reviews

[Zachary]

I loved reading "Woman of the Pharisees," and so I wanted to find out what this profound author believes, and how he justifies it. This is a beautiful little treatise on his personal belief which - while it's maybe not useful for apologetics - is certainly a valuable testament to faith from an emotional and sentimental perspective.

[Julian]

God bless the French.

[Brian]

His discussion of the motivation behind seeking purity is very powerful.

[C]

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