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Abandonment to Divine Providence

Entity ID:

abandonment-to-divine-providence-(decaussade)

Long Name:

Abandonment to Divine Providence

Short Name:

Abandonment to Divine Providence

Disambiguation String:

treatise on the practice of total abandonment to Divine Providence

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

book

Summary:

God is sovereign.
God is in charge of everything, including the little things.
Not a hair falls from our heads without God's divine will.
We must rest in God's grace, as we are totally unable to contribute to our salvation.
What word pops into people's minds when they hear Christians making the above statements? Calvinist. Usually these beliefs are associated with those of the Calvinist persuasion. However, Father de Caussade was a Roman Catholic Priest who taught that God is truly sovereign, and therefore our whole lives can be lived in the knowledge that all things are working for our good. We may not understand why God does things the way he does, or how our suffering can ultimately be for our good, but we can trust our benevolent Lord, who has decreed all things, is good and just. Reading Abandonment to Divine Providence will help the reader surrender to God's will. The result? Spiritual peace in the arms of a loving God.

Andrew Hanson
CCEL Intern

Viaf ID:

293738393

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

eng

LCCN:

BV5080.C32

ISBN:

9781931848190

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/decaussade/abandonment.html

Original Language Title:

Abandonment to Divine Providence

LC Subjects:

All; Classic; Mysticism; Proofed

Creators:

Creator: Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Relator: aut, Creator ID: 21983