The Church of the Revolutionary Age: Facing New Destinies, Volume 1 Edwin O'Connor “The Art of Not Yielding

“The Art of Not Yielding to Despair”

This is a basic verity

is Assistant Professor of English at Benedictine College in Atchison

the benefit of these reflections is by no means limited to that time and place

in the dry light of reason

The Church of the Revolutionary Age: Facing New Destinies, Volume 1 Edwin O'Connor “The Art of Not YieldingBy Henri Daniel Rops The Church of the Revolutionary Age: Facing New Destinies is the eighth installment in Henri Daniel Rops History of the Church of Christ. This volume focuses on the momentous political events of the age: (1) The French Revolution and its effects on the Church and influence across Europe in developing radical ideals and parties. (2) The bitter struggle for sovereignty between sword and spirit in the Napoleonic era, culminating in