A Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life by Andrew Krivak
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Book Summary Author: Andrew Krivak Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2008-03-04 ISBN: 0374166064 Number of pages: 336 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
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Book Reviews of the A Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life
Customer Review: A Remarkable Narrative of Personal Discernment
Summary: 5 Stars
Andrew Krivak's eight-year journey into, through, and out of the life of a Jesuit seminarian is captured in a memoir of poignancy, generosity, and spectacularly wonderful writing. He details with great honesty and sustaining intelligence the external challenges of his formation in the Society of Jesus (graduate philosophical studies, hospital work with AIDS patients, Russian language study in Moscow, and college teaching among other experiences). But, even more importantly, Krivak testifies with conviction about the movements of his own heart and soul as he struggled with the nature of his calling, the meaning of love, and his efforts in prayer and meditation to discern the full dimensions and import of his doubts and fears. One of the most remarkable spiritual autobiographies since Merton's SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN. An utterly captivating volume. I expect to read it again simply to savor the extraordinary beauty of the writing once more. (Disclosure: As a Jesuit myself, I knew Krivak during two years covered in this book. But, I've had no contact with him in over a decade and didn't quite know what to expect before picking up A LONG RETREAT. I'm so happy I did.)