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Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre De Caussade About Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre De Caussade
Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade About Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade Title: Abandonment to Divine Providence URL: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/decaussade/abandonment.html Author(s): de Caussade, Jean-Pierre, S.J. (d. 1751) Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Print Basis: St. Louis: B. Herder Book Company [c. 1921] Rights: Public Domain Date Created: 2001-00-23 General Comments: Edited by the Rev. J. Ramière, from the Complete Tenth French Edition, by E. J. Strickland CCEL Subjects: All; Classic; Mysticism; Proofed LC Call no: BV5080.C32 LC Subjects: Practical theology Practical religion. The Christian life Mysticism Abandonment to Divine Providence Jean-Pierre de Caussade Table of Contents About This Book. p. ii Title Page. p. 1 Second Title Page. p. 2 Introduction. p. 4 Abandonment to Divine Providence. p. 6 Book I. p. 6 Chapter I. p. 6 Section I. Hidden Operations of God.. p. 6 Section II. The Duties of Each Moment.. p. 7 Section III. The Work of our Sanctification.. p. 7 Section IV. In what Perfection Consists.. p. 9 Section V. The Divine Influence alone can Sanctify Us.. p. 10 Section VI. On the Use of Mental Faculties.. p. 11 Section VII. On the Attainment of Peace.. p. 12 Section VIII. To Estimate Degrees of Excellence.. p. 13 Section IX. Sanctity Made Easy.. p. 14 Chapter II. p. 15 Section I. The Divine Action.. p. 15 Section II. By Faith the Operation of God is recognised.. p. 17 Section III. How to Discover what is the Will of God. -
Jean-Pierre De Caussade and the Caussadian Corpus
chapter 8 Jean-Pierre de Caussade and the Caussadian Corpus Wendy M. Wright The name Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675–1751) is indelibly etched in the contemporary Christian imagination as the author of the popular devotion- al manual best known in the English-speaking world as Abandonment to Di- vine Providence or, alternatively, The Sacrament of the Present Moment (1861). Although the Jesuit’s authorship of said work has been vigorously disputed in scholarly circles, it is clear both that this work and Caussade’s own thought – by accounts more clearly discernable in another contested work that bears his name, A Treatise on Prayer of the Heart (1741), and a collection of extant let- ters – can be identified as significant examples of the religious, social, and po- litical milieu of early eighteenth-century France. During this period, quarrels about “pure love,” mystically oriented prayer, and self-abandonment shaped the contours of Catholic spirituality. While this chapter will discuss the scholarly debates about the authorship of both Abandonment and Prayer of the Heart, I believe it will be more fruitful, us- ing some of the insights from the New Philology, to speak of a “Caussadian cor- pus,” or a set of cognate writings that may be from the actual pen of Caussade, be his work heavily redacted, or actually be the work of others that have come down to the present day bearing his name. What holds these texts together is their kinship with each other. This approach acknowledges the complex and often unstable process of literary creation and allows insight into the historical context in which Caussade wrote and taught about mystical prayer.1 1 The phrase “Caussadian corpus” is my own. -
Abandonment to Divine Providence
Abandonment to Divine Providence Author(s): de Caussade, Jean-Pierre, S.J. (d. 1751) Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Description: God is sovereign. God is in charge of everything, including the little things. Not a hair falls from our heads without God©s divine will. We must rest in God©s grace, as we are totally unable to contribute to our salvation. What word pops into people©s minds when they hear Christi- ans making the above statements? Calvinist. Usually these beliefs are associated with those of the Calvinist persuasion. However, Father de Caussade was a Roman Catholic Priest who taught that God is truly sovereign, and therefore our whole lives can be lived in the knowledge that all things are working for our good.We may not understand why God does things the way he does, or how our suffering can ultimately be for our good, but we can trust our benevolent Lord, who has decreed all things, is good and just. Reading Abandon- ment to Divine Providence will help the reader surrender to God©s will.The result? Spiritual peace in the arms of a loving God. Andrew Hanson CCEL Intern Subjects: Practical theology Practical religion. The Christian life Mysticism i Contents Title Page 1 Second Title Page 2 Introduction 4 Abandonment to Divine Providence 7 Book I 8 Chapter I 9 Section I. Hidden Operations of God. 10 Section II. The Duties of Each Moment. 11 Section III. The Work of our Sanctification. 12 Section IV. In what Perfection Consists. 14 Section V. The Divine Influence alone can Sanctify Us. -
The Multivalent Moment in Jean-Pierre De Caussade's L
The Multivalent Moment in Jean-Pierre de Caussade’s L’abandon à la Providence divine and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway By Daryl James Barclay BA (University of Melbourne); DipEd (University of New England); LMusA; BLitt(Hons) (Deakin University); GradDipTheol (Melbourne College of Divinity); MA (Melbourne College of Divinity); EdD (Australian Catholic University); MACE A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Divinity Date submitted: September 2019 Declaration / Statement of Originality I hereby certify that this thesis contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree of diploma in any university or other institution and affirm that to the best of my knowledge, the thesis contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference is made in the text of the thesis. Signed: Date: 4.9.19 ii “If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” ― Lao Tzu 6th century CE iii Abstract In the West, the frenetic pace of modern living, with its emphasis on what is to come rather than what is happening now, has limited our capacity to experience the present moment in meaningful and reflective ways. The fact that this has not always been the case and, indeed, need not continue to be so, can be ascertained by studying the works of writers with particular insights into the phenomenon of the moment. The purpose of the study, therefore, was to draw on two contrasting print texts in which the experience of the moment as focalising present is addressed substantially. -
Abandonment to Divine Providence
Abandonment to Divine Providence Jean-Pierre de Caussade Abandonment to Divine Providence Jean-Pierre de Caussade Table of Contents About This Book. p. ii Title Page. p. 1 Second Title Page. p. 2 Introduction. p. 4 Abandonment to Divine Providence. p. 6 Book I. p. 6 Chapter I. p. 6 Section I. Hidden Operations of God.. p. 6 Section II. The Duties of Each Moment.. p. 7 Section III. The Work of our Sanctification.. p. 7 Section IV. In what Perfection Consists.. p. 9 Section V. The Divine Influence alone can Sanctify Us.. p. 10 Section VI. On the Use of Mental Faculties.. p. 11 Section VII. On the Attainment of Peace.. p. 12 Section VIII. To Estimate Degrees of Excellence.. p. 13 Section IX. Sanctity Made Easy.. p. 14 Chapter II. p. 15 Section I. The Divine Action.. p. 15 Section II. By Faith the Operation of God is recognised.. p. 17 Section III. How to Discover what is the Will of God.. p. 18 Section IV. The Revelations of God.. p. 19 Section V. The action of Jesus Christ in the Souls of Men.. p. 20 Section VI. The Treatment of the Divine Action.. p. 22 Section VII. The Hidden Work of Divine Love.. p. 23 Section VIII. Experimental Science.. p. 24 Section IX. The Will of God in the Present Moment is the Source of Sanctity.. p. 24 Section X. God Makes Known His Will Through Creatures.. p. 25 Section XI. Everything is Supernaturalised by the Divine Action.. p. 27 Section XII. The Divine Word our Model.