The Friendship of Christ
Robert Hugh Benson
Read by dave7
Robert Hugh Benson, who was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, was ordained an Anglican priest in 1895 by his father, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Eight years later, after weighty consideration, Robert Benson converted to Roman Catholicism. In 1904 he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest and took up residence in Cambridge, where he ministered to Roman Catholic students as their unofficial chaplain. In 1911, he was made a monsignor. Despite the brevity of his earthly life, Benson was a prolific writer whose literary productions span the gamut from devotional works, such as The Friendship of Christ, to sacred drama, children's books, apologetic works, historical fiction, and even science fiction.
The Friendship of Christ, which bears an imprimatur, is based on sermons Benson preached in London and Rome in 1910 and 1911. In the first part of this book, he shows how one enters into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through the purgative and illuminative ways. In the second part, he discusses several modes in which Christ offers us His friendship here and now, such as in the Eucharist, in the Church, in the priest, in the saint, in the sinner, in the average person, and in the sufferer. In Part III, Benson recalls how Jesus Christ proved the depth of His friendship with us by willingly accepting death on the cross for our sake, and how He raises His friends to everlasting life with Him. (Introduction by dave7) (5 hr 31 min)
Chapters
Foreword; Chap. 1, The Friendship of Christ (General) | 24:06 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 2, The Friendship of Christ (Interior) | 16:01 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 3, The Purgative Way | 22:34 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 4, The Illuminative Way | 20:13 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 5, Christ in the Eucharist | 20:29 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 6, Christ in the Church | 21:37 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 7, Christ in the Priest | 19:23 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 8, Christ in the Saint | 18:05 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 9, Christ in the Sinner | 15:23 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 10, Christ in the Average Man | 16:16 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 11, Christ in the Sufferer | 16:06 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 12, The Seven Words: I, II | 32:20 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 12, The Seven Words: III, IV | 28:32 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 12, The Seven Words: V, VI, VII | 34:12 | Read by dave7 |
Chap. 13, Easter Day | 25:48 | Read by dave7 |
Reviews
A help to Friendship
Dominic
The Friendship of Christ is read in a way that captures the spirit in which the book was written. The tenderness and thoughtfulness in the delivery are very moving and bring the beautiful ideas within the text, to life.
Lovely
Thiago Coelho
Thank you I love it