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Paperback. Pub the Date: April. 2005 Pages: 297 Publisher: Vintage Random House London of 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. (20040922)
Paperback. Pub the Date: April. 2005 Pages: 297 Publisher: Vintage Random House London of 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. (20040922)
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from...
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