The Lord [Paperback]

Romano Guardini (Author), Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 1982

Monsignor Guardini...has written more than just a life of Jesus. He places that life in the context of history and shows how the teachings of Jesus are related to the whole body of church doctrine and practice. --The New York Times

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 629 pages
• Publisher: Gateway Editions (January 25, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895267144
• ISBN-13: 978-0895267146
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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81 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's as good today as it was when it came out in 1954., February 10, 2001

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Fr. Jim Van Vurst, OFM (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lord (Paperback)

I cherish this book of Guardini. I remember reading it as a seminarian in college in 1957 and it was passed around with eager anticipation. What makes this book truly a classic is that, like classics, it never loses it touch. Guardini (remember this is before Vatican II) has a way of delving into the heart and mind of Jesus with deep reverence. It's not a psychology of Jesus which he says no can write anyways. But he reverently explores the life and words of Jesus in the gospels and with a clarity that is startling lays out the deep meaning of Jesus words. Sometimes, what he says is so rich in meaning, I have to catch my breath and sit back and try to let his words sink in. As I said it was written before Vat II but it fits in right now in the pastVatII era. The reason I'm sure is that Jesus is neither pre or post....He's Jesus for all time. Marvelous. This is the 3rd time reading for me and it won't be the last.

55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a study of the life of Christ., October 30, 1998

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This review is from: The Lord (Paperback)

The Lord, by Romano Guardini, is a study of the life and person of Christ. Romano Guardini was at once brilliant, profound, deeply holy, insightful and "humanistic", and this look at the person of Christ reflects his essence as a "humanistic" man of God in our century. Christ is studied intimately from a spiritual/"psychological" standpoint. Guardini examines his profound holiness, his loneliness, his innocence, the misunderstanding and blindness he encountered, his origins, his impact on the men of his day, and of our times. It is perhaps unparalleled in its intimacy and beauty of an examination of Christ, although, in my opinion, it is NOT amongst the best of Guardini's writings because it can be long, and at times obvious. His best books are, in my opinion, The Living God, The Virtues, Prayer in Practice, The Life of Faith, Power and Responsibility, The End of the Modern World, and The World and the Person (the original titles of these works when translated), but, nonetheless, it is, like everything he wrote, masterful and well worth reading END

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An insight rarely found today, June 22, 2000

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This review is from: The Lord (Paperback)

I stumbled upon Romano Guardini's "The End of the Modern World" in my readings concerning technology (Jacques Ellul) and culture (Walker Percy). "The Lord" provides a humble insight that deeply challenges the reader to reconsider their understanding of Christ (S. Kierkegaard's "Practice in Christianity" may have been an inspiration for Guardini). A powerful section of the book deals with Christ arriving in Jerusalem and the events leading to his death. Guardini draws on the humility of Christ and challenges the reader with the gravity of imitating Christ. Perhaps what I enjoy about Guardini is that he is readable by all Christians -- his theology does not adopt a dictated theological system. No, the reader experiences a man struggling to understand Christ as if Christ were contemporary with him.