The Choice Of Jesus Forsaken

Love for Jesus forsaken is an act of theological faith; as a consequence, it has ecclesial, sacramental, and social dimensions.

What does love for Jesus forsaken entail? What place should it have in the practice of the Christian life? The purpose of this book is to show that love for Jesus forsaken is an act of theological faith; as a consequence, it has ecclesial, sacramental, and social dimensions.

In the first part the author analyzes what constitutes love for Jesus forsaken according to Chiara Lubich. She then tries to understand how the faithful can participate in this mystery of Christ by studying two authors of the New Testament, St. Paul and St. John. The author is Florence Gillet with an introduction by Piero Coda. Translated by Bill Hartnett from the book published in Italy by Citta Nuova.

Florence Gillet earned a doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. For many years she worked closely with Chiara Lubich as an interpreter and a translator of her speeches and writings. Since 2008, she collaborates with the Chiara Lubich Center. She has published several studies on the spirituality of unity of Chiara Lubich.