Antoine Frédéric Ozanam
Autor Raymond L. Sickingeren Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 iun 2017
Raymond Sickinger’s biography of Antoine Frédéric Ozanam is more than a chronological account of Ozanam’s relatively brief but extraordinary life. It is also a comprehensive study of a man who touched so many lives as a teacher, writer, and principal founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
Ozanam’s forty years on earth encompassed a particularly turbulent time in French history, and he was a witness to two major political upheavals—the overthrow of the Bourbon dynasty that brought Louis Philippe to power in 1830, and the end of Louis Philippe’s “Bourgeois Monarchy” as a result of the 1848 Revolutions. This book examines Ozanam’s life in three ways. First, it explores the various roles he played throughout his life–son, sibling, student, member of and an inspiration for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, spouse and father, scholar, and spokesperson for the common people. The second section examines the lessons he learned in his life, including the importance of friendship, the meaning of solidarity, and the role and purpose of suffering, among many others that he shares with those who study his thought and work. The last section covers his enduring legacy.
Antoine Frédéric Ozanam feared that he would not have a fruitful career, but his legacy remains a powerful testimony to his greatness. This book will interest scholars wishing to know more about Ozanam and the period in which he lived, as well as a wider audience including those who are aware or are members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
“This is likely to become the definitive biographical work on Ozanam for the foreseeable future.” —David L. Gregory, St. John’s University
Ozanam’s forty years on earth encompassed a particularly turbulent time in French history, and he was a witness to two major political upheavals—the overthrow of the Bourbon dynasty that brought Louis Philippe to power in 1830, and the end of Louis Philippe’s “Bourgeois Monarchy” as a result of the 1848 Revolutions. This book examines Ozanam’s life in three ways. First, it explores the various roles he played throughout his life–son, sibling, student, member of and an inspiration for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, spouse and father, scholar, and spokesperson for the common people. The second section examines the lessons he learned in his life, including the importance of friendship, the meaning of solidarity, and the role and purpose of suffering, among many others that he shares with those who study his thought and work. The last section covers his enduring legacy.
Antoine Frédéric Ozanam feared that he would not have a fruitful career, but his legacy remains a powerful testimony to his greatness. This book will interest scholars wishing to know more about Ozanam and the period in which he lived, as well as a wider audience including those who are aware or are members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
“This is likely to become the definitive biographical work on Ozanam for the foreseeable future.” —David L. Gregory, St. John’s University
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780268101428
ISBN-10: 0268101426
Pagini: 412
Ilustrații: 52 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.72 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: MR – University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN-10: 0268101426
Pagini: 412
Ilustrații: 52 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.72 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: MR – University of Notre Dame Press
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Recenzii
“This is likely to become the definitive biographical work on Ozanam for the foreseeable future.” —David L. Gregory, St. John’s University
"Raymond Sickinger’s insightful book on the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers English-speaking readers an arresting portrait of a Catholic layman moved to prophetic action by the promptings of his faith as well as a grounding in the spiritual depths of a lay movement that challenges its members to grow in holiness in the course of serving the poor. Locating his subject amid the challenges of the political, intellectual, and religious turmoil of ninteenth-century France, Sickinger not only highlights Ozanam’s significant role in the history of Catholic lay spirituality but assesses him in light of the thought-provoking legacy he has left the contemporary church." —Wendy M. Wright, Creighton University
"Antoine Frédéric Ozanam gives us not just the story of an interesting man living at an interesting time, but also a clear picture of why he should still matter to us today. Raymond Sickinger’s affinity for Ozanam yields contemporary insights into Frédéric's ideas about systemic thinking, servant leadership, suffering, politics, and spirituality. The book chronicles a legacy that will have relevance for any reader trying to integrate a meaningful spirituality into their professional, family, and political lives." —Ralph Middlecamp, president, National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
"Frédéric Ozanam was one of a number of influential Catholics in postrevolutionary France who was seeking ways Catholicism could authentically reconstitute itself after the disaster of the ancien régime. Raymond Sickinger does Catholic scholars a tremendous service by reframing Ozanam, analyzing his importance in his own context, and identifying the myriad ways his legacy remains relevant for the church today." —Thomas O'Brien, DePaul University
"Historian Raymond Sickinger’s affection for his subject surfaces throughout his new biography of Frederic Ozanam. It is an earned affection, as Sickinger meticulously documents, using rich archival and primary sources, the spiritual, civic and personal experiences that informed Ozanam’s life and led him to found the St. Vincent dePaul Society. Sickinger also offers a reading of Ozanam’s life that suggests the degree to which he identified and considered key problems of power, charity and systems change that remain present in the helping professions. Finally, Sickinger draws parallels between Ozanam’s lifelong efforts and the current civic engagement movement: helping young people find life purpose; restoring democracy; and making compassion and service core values of communal, public life. The book is a pleasure to read and a significant contribution to the global history of community service." — Keith Morton, Providence College
"At last. Raymond Sickinger has gifted us: we now have an excellent biography of Blessed Antoine Frédéric Ozanam in English. It has been years since there has been any complete biographic work on Ozanam in English. There are several high-caliber biographies in French, but there has been no indication that they will ever be translated into English or Spanish." —Ronald Ramson, C.M., author of Praying with Frédéric Ozanam
Notă biografică
Raymond Sickinger is chair of the Department of History and Classics at Providence College.