Author : Felicity Leng
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0860123499
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Book Synopsis Smiles of God by : Felicity Leng
Download or read book Smiles of God written by Felicity Leng and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-01-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Therese of Lisieux was dubbed The Little Flower. Taking this as her theme, Felicity Leng has shown how Therese's flowering as a Saint was a process of hardship, inner conflict and physical and moral endurance. The Little Way (her spiriual message) has become something immensely appealing to people from all walks of life. There is constant demand for books on Therese, yet no book or article on her has shown the various sources of her flower imagery and how she drew on them to shape her unique vision of herself and her never-ending relationship with God, people, the Church and the natural world. The reader is constantly pointed to Therese as a living personality with a mature creative imagination. Her concept of purpose, redemption, effort, suffering and joy, now and hereafter, is gradually constructed throughout the book.