The Sands of Tamanrasset: The Story of Charles de Foucauld

by Marion Mill Preminger

Book Overview

Charles de Foucauld, who was murdered in 1916, never gained a single convert. His lifelong ambition of establishing a new religious order did not come to fruition until well after his death, yet his life and writings are now more respected and studied than ever before. This is the story of Foucauld's life, a moving testimonial to how the willpower and religious fervor of one man can affect those around him and his own individual sense of being. It...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941936759
• ISBN13: 9780941936750
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Craven Street Books
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.5"