Alice Von Hildebrand

By Love Refined

Letters to a Young Bride

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What to do when the honeymoon is over! Because of human imperfections, difficulties crop up in marriage, even between people who love each other deeply. You'll soon find that for this reason, although love is a gift, it must also be learned." So begins this remarkable book of letters to Julie, a young bride letters that reveal the beauty and importance of high ideals in marriage while teaching you practical tips to help you live up to those ideals daily. You'll learn how to grow in wisdom and in love as you encounter the unglamorous, everyday problems that threaten all marriages. As the author says: "If someone were to give me many short bits of wool, most likely I would throw them away. A carpet weaver thinks differently. He knows the marvels we can achieve by using small things artfully and lovingly. Like the carpet weaver, the good wife must be an artist of love. She must remember her mission and never waste the little deeds that fill her day the precious bits of wool she's been given to weave the majestic tapestry of married love." This remarkable book will show you how to start weaving love into the tapestry of your marriage today, as it leads you more deeply into the joys of love.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sophia Institute Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780918477514
• ISBN-10: 0918477514
• Artikelnr.: 38475843

Autorenporträt

Alice von Hildebrand was born in 1923 in Belgium and came to America in 1940. In 1949 she earned her Ph.D. in philosophy from Fordham University. There she met and studied under philosopher and anti-Nazi exile Dr. Dietrich von Hildebrand, whom she married. In 1947, Alice was hired as the first woman to teach philosophy at Hunter College (CUNY) in New York City. She has given hundreds of lectures throughout the United States, South America, and Europe. With Dietrich von Hildebrand, she collaborated on a number of major works, including The Art of Living. Alice von Hildebrand currently has in preparation numerous other works, including books on wisdom, widowhood, feminism, C.S. Lewis, Kierkegaard, and Plato.