First Glance at Adrienne Von Speyr

by Hans Urs von Balthasar

Book Overview

This second edition of Hans Urs von Balthasar's book on Adrienne von Speyr is his personal introduction to the Swiss medical doctor, convert, and mystic, whose message and mission he believed to be vitally important for the Church. Von Balthasar was the spiritual director of von Speyr for almost thirty years as she progressed in the life of grace. She helped him to found the Community of Saint John, an international secular institute, and she wrote...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621641805
• ISBN13: 9781621641803
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.9"