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Grey Eminence

By Bradshaw , Aldous , David;Huxley

Book information

Publisher
Random House;Vintage Digital
ISBN
9781407065618, 9780099477822, 1407065610
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1131369 bytes)
Pages
320 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Military;BIOGRAPHY & AU

Description

The life of Father Joseph, Cardinal Richelieu's aide, was a shocking paradox. After spending his days directing operations on the battlefield, Father Joseph would pass the night in prayer, or in composing spiritual guidance for the nuns in his care. He was an aspirant to sainthood and a practising mystic, yet his ruthless exercise of power succeeded in prolonging the unspeakable horrors of the Thirty Years War. In his masterful biography, Huxley explores how an intensely religious man could lead such a life and how he could reconcile the seemingly opposing moral systems of religion and politics.

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