{"product_id":"letters-to-a-doubter","title":"Letters to a Doubter","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Paul Claudel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn February 14, 1907, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eJacques Rivière wrote to his compatriot, the acclaimed author and poet Paul Claudel, with this ardently single-hearted request: “Put an end to my doubts!” Just twenty years of age at the time, Rivière stood on the cusp of what would prove to be a career of great success and profound influence—but his approach to that career was dogged by disquiet and a desperate search after an answer to the greatest of all questions. Namely, how does a man find God, especially if he has lost his way once already?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCease thy doubting, and believe. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(John 20:27)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe only reason we should believe in Jesus Christ is \u003c\/i\u003ebecause He is true. \u003ci\u003eGod is not made for man, but man for God. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(Paul Claudel)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetters to a Doubter \u003c\/i\u003epresents the seven years’ worth of correspondence between Claudel and Rivière, with Claudel distinguishing himself as both a dedicated apologist and an affectionate spiritual father as he responds to the wide array of intellectual, cultural, psychological, and practical barriers to Rivière’s ultimate acceptance of Christ and His Church as his one and true \u003ci\u003epatria\u003c\/i\u003e. Breathing the bracing air of the Gospels, Claudel’s \u003ci\u003eLetters to a Doubter\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring testament to the usefulness of human friendship and affection in the order of divine providence, “that they all may be one.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Claudel \u003c\/b\u003e(1868–1955) was a French poet, dramatist, and essayist, and a convert to Roman Catholicism. A six-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Claudel achieved prominence in twentieth-century French literature for his unique prose style and powerful verse dramas. The 1924 drama \u003ci\u003eLe Soulier de satin \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Satin Slipper\u003c\/i\u003e) is widely recognized as his masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685952266\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100037112175,"sku":"978-1685952266","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--889.jpg?v=1781124816","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/letters-to-a-doubter","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}