Insight into Christian Manhood and Theology of the Cross
Roustang's work provides biographical sketches and extant letters from four of the Jesuit martyrs of North America / Canada and four of their companions. The book is a powerful and profound testimony to the faith of these men - lay, consecrated, and priests - who gave their lives to bring the Gospel to the indigenous peoples of North America. The letters of the martyrs and their companions provide the harrowing details of daily lives lived under the shadow of the Cross and imminent death at the hands of peoples who considered them enemies. The letters also provide profound insight into these missionaries' great love for the peoples whom they served, and for Jesus Christ to whom they had given their entire lives. This book serves as an excellent theological text providing insight into a profound theology of the Cross, further, these writings reveal a measure of Christian manhood barely conceivable to modern minds. This book is remarkable, it is excellent, and those who read it, both women and men, will be encouraged and deeply challenged in their faith.