{"product_id":"christian-initiation-bouyer-1","title":"Christian Initiation (Bouyer)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Louis Bouyer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited and with an Introduction by Michael Heintz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristian Initiation\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efirst published in 1958, serves in many ways as a point of entry for magnificent theological\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eoeuvre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Louis Bouyer. Addressing the central elements of the Christian faith in a simple and straightforward manner, the book is meant as an initiation into Christian truth and life for those who profess—or hope to profess—faith in Jesus Christ. Each chapter is a “discovery” of that new life which Christ brings to the believer, infusing each and every experience with the light of his own risen glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe vocation of the Christian, enabled by the grace of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist is expressed by a life lived and offered in love: Christ, living in the believer, loving in the believer, forgiving in the believer, all by sacramental grace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eouis Bouyer).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis Bouyer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1913–2004) was a member of the French Oratory and one of the most respected and visionary Catholic scholars and theologians of his time. Formerly a Lutheran minister, Bouyer entered the Catholic Church in 1939 and became a prominent figure in the Catholic theological movements, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with such intellectual giants as Hans Urs von Balthasar and Joseph Ratzinger. A prolific author, Bouyer wrote over fifty works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Heintz\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(PhD, University of Notre Dame), a priest of the Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend, Indiana, is currently associate professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e172pp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53408406602055,"sku":"9781944418625","price":21.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/7637\/6006\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--345.webp?v=1772026530","url":"https:\/\/cenaclepress.com\/en-fr\/products\/christian-initiation-bouyer-1","provider":"The Cenacle Press at Silverstream Priory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}