Desire and Unity: Augustinian Spirituality for Today

by Emmanuel-Marie Le Fébure du bus

Intellectual giant of the Christian West, Saint Augustine is also one of its greatest spiritual masters. To this man of desire and friendship, Christ taught to purify everything in charity, to direct everything towards God, to unify everything in communion. His thought profoundly influenced the history of Catholicism and the vigor of his view of the human heart responds to today's concerns. Fr. Emmanuel-Marie presents beautiful insights into this timeliness message of desire and unity of Augustine, which offers us a living message charged with hope.

Genres: Spirituality

160 pages, Paperback

Published August 25, 2022

About the author

Fr. Emmanuel-Marie Le Fébure du Bus is a member of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine.

He received his Ph.D. in Theology from the Angelicum University in Rome and was elected Abbot of the Abbey of Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse in 2006.

Reviews

[Ginny]

My book circle decided to read this after Pope Leo was installed. We wanted to learn more about Augustine's philosophy and how it helped form the Catholic Church. It was an easy read with very clear explanations.