The Soul of a Lion: The Life of Dietrich von Hildebrand
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 089870801X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 322 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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It was nice to get the back story for a lot of B B Barrett It was nice to get the back story for a lot of what I had been taught about von Hildebrand.. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. It showed great truth about his beliefs. Five Stars Excellent
A powerful biography of a relentless fighter against injustice, a devoted son of the Church, a man who had the "soul of a lion". Based on a very long "letter" Dietrich wrote to his wife late in his life, it tells his story from his glorious youth with a unique intellectual and cultural formation, his coversion to Catholisism, his great passion for truth and beauty, his extensive writing on Christian philosophy and theology, and his steadfast, determined opposition to Nazism that made him a marked man who miraculously escaped execution. Written by his wife, Alice, also a highly respected Catholic thinker, this is a fascinating, moving and, at times, gripping account of a truly great man of the Church who suffered much for the faith. Dietrich von Hildebrand, widely regarded as one of the great Catholic philosophers of the 20th century, is well-known for his numerous books, but, until this present work, not much has been known of his remarkable and inspirin