The Cross of Jesus Classics Aided by fresh insights from

Aided by fresh insights from the fields of comparative religion and depth psychology

“What a piece of work is a man

this life of Serra is

Richly descriptive and deeply moving

and profound look into the depths of the interior life

The Cross of Jesus Classics Aided by fresh insights fromBy Louis Chardon, O. P. Edited by Paul Jerome Keller, O. P. The Cross of Jesus, the masterpiece of seventeenth century spiritual writer Louis Chardon, is a fruitful synthesis of theology and mysticism. In style, the book is richly oratorical, replete with prayers, admonishments, and interrogations of the Divine worthy of the Book of Job; in content, it is arrestingly original, combining medieval scholarship and modern sensibility. This new edition,