A Poet Before the Cross Gordon ISBN: 978-1944418052

ISBN: 978-1944418052

and friendship

reveals the the crosses and the joys of that cloistered life

not only in relation to the work of eternal salvation…but also and primarily in relation to that very work accomplished in human history which is in itself terrestrial and immanent in time

what must I do to inherit eternal life

A Poet Before the Cross Gordon ISBN: 978-1944418052By Paul Claudel A Poet Before the Cross is an impassioned testimony of faith, made through a series of meditations on the Cross and Christs seven last words. The title is perfectly intentional: Claudel as a poet stands, kneels, prays, and writes at the foot of the Cross, employing the full extent of his literary genius and his explosive eloquence in this contemplation of the divine suffering and its salvific effects. Staunchly upholding the unity of