Desert Calling: The Story Of Charles Foucauld First Edition
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Charles de Foucauld was born to an aristocratic family in Strasbourg. He served for a time in the French Army before he recovered his Catholic faith and ultimately answered a calling in the Sahara. Foucauld spent 15 years on the borderlands between Algeria and Morocco, living among the local tribes and seeking to develop a community of Little Brothers of Jesus devoted to service. He was killed by Tuareg tribesmen on December 1, 1916. "Alone, a seeming failure by the end of his life, Foucauld was to become one of the most influential spiritual figures of the twentieth century. He was responsible for reviving the tradition of desert spirituality in our time. Rather than a retreat from humanity, he believed, the experience of being alone with God made us truly available to encounter and love our neighbour as ourselves." (Robert Ellsberg, All Saints). Foucauld's spiritual aim is captured by his Prayer of Abandonment: "Let only your will be done in me, and in all your creatures - I wish no more than this, O Lord." Foucauld's futile attempts at founding a community would later blossom into a global constellation of fraternities and sororities. Anne Fremantle left London during the war and emigrated to the United States to work at the British Embassy in Washington. She later settled in New York, entered the Catholic Church, and became an American citizen. Fremantle describes Foucauld as "one of the most remarkable men of his age, the most generally revered character in France, after Joan of Arc." Scarce with d/j, which is intact though tanned. First edition. No highlighting or other notes.
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