{"product_id":"saint-dominic","title":"Saint Dominic","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Georges Bernanos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated, edited, and with an Introduction by Anthony Giambrone, O.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorges Bernanos’s \u003ci\u003eSaint Dominic\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1939, serves as the foundation for this small volume on the saint whose Order of Preachers recently celebrated its 800th Jubilee. Famous for his novels \u003ci\u003eUnder the Sun of Satan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Diary of a Country Priest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJoy\u003c\/i\u003e, Bernanos brings the touch of the novelist to the much-neglected art of Christian hagiography, with St. Dominic as his subject. Under the deft touch of Giambrone’s translation, the bold, brash grammar of Bernanos’s sketch of the Preacher of Grace is brought to life for the first time in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor Bernanos, the life of a saint is a prodigy of God’s grace, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhich escapes the deterministic science of cause and effect.\u003c\/em\u003e (From the Introduction)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaint Dominic \u003c\/i\u003ealso includes, as an beautiful accompaniment to Bernanos’s work, Giambrone’s translation and introduction of \u003ci\u003eTrue Devotion to Saint Dominic\u003c\/i\u003e, by Marie-Étienne Vayssière, O.P., and his compilation of a post-lude of prayers and hymns to Saint Dominic and his Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorges Bernanos\u003c\/b\u003e (1888–1948) was a French author and critic, and winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française in 1936. A devout Catholic, Bernanos wrote numerous novels, stories, and essays on the nature of faith, society, and suffering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Giambrone, O.P.,\u003c\/b\u003e is a priest of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSacramental Charity, Creditor Christology, and the Economy of Salvation in Luke’s Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e (Mohr Siebeck). Fr. Giambrone currently serves as professor of New Testament at the École Biblique in Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e 128pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1944418489\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100028756335,"sku":"978-1944418489","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product119.jpg?v=1781124572","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/saint-dominic","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}