{"product_id":"christian-initiation","title":"Christian Initiation","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Louis Bouyer | Edited and with an Introduction by Michael Heintz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Initiation\u003c\/b\u003e is in many ways a point of entry for the magnificent theological scholarship of Louis Bouyer. Addressing the central elements of the Christian faith in a simple and straightforward manner, Bouyer explains the mystery of initiation into Christian truth and the reality of 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.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFirst published in French in 1958 and translated into English in 1960, \u003ci\u003eChristian Initiation \u003c\/i\u003eis presented here in revised translation and with an introduction and annotations by Monsignor Michael Heintz. As in all his works, Bouyer makes the emphasis of \u003ci\u003eChristian Initiation\u003c\/i\u003e that the truth of the Gospel is a life to be lived in Christ Jesus and passed along, through sacramental grace, to his disciples for the joyful integration of truth and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\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\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis Bouyer\u003c\/b\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 \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 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1944418625\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100024463727,"sku":"978-1944418625","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--15522.jpg?v=1781124446","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/christian-initiation","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}