{"product_id":"god-speaks","title":"God Speaks","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Charles Péguy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod the Father’s \u003c\/b\u003elengthy speeches, delivered in ordinary, unassuming language, are unmistakable evidence of the genius of Charles Péguy. Such was the well-informed account of Julian Green, co-translator of the two volumes of prose and poetry—\u003ci\u003eBasic Verities\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaints and Sinners\u003c\/i\u003e—from which \u003ci\u003eGod Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e derives. For these speeches show courage, “and genius is a form of intellectual courage, the courage it takes to allow inspiration to carry one as far as possible, sometimes too far in the eyes of many.” These ten poems of God speaking have a sensibility and humor which is in no way obscure or abstruse and carry a “rhythm of thought” which approximates the simple majesty of the Gospels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I alone am perfect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is probably for that reason\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat I know what perfection is…\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe still-unequaled achievement of a nonpareil poet, \u003ci\u003eGod Speaks \u003c\/i\u003eperforms a miracle of character development, in which the poetry’s protagonist is “eminently \u003ci\u003ele bon Dieu\u003c\/i\u003e, the good Lord,” and convincingly, compelling so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Péguy \u003c\/b\u003e(1873–1914) was an acclaimed French poet, essayist, publisher, and editor of the magazine \u003ci\u003eLes Cahiers de la Quinzaine\u003c\/i\u003e. A staunch patriot and socialist, he converted to Roman Catholicism and his writings are imbued with the Catholic imaginative spirit. He died in the service of his beloved France on the eve of the Battle of the Marne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-1952826856\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320583455008,"sku":"978-1952826856","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/Product125.jpg?v=1773076010","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/god-speaks","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}