Passion for Jesus
The Spiritual Journal of a Worker from Geneva
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This article by Archimandrite Lev Gillet presents the figure of Auguste Quartier La Tente (1848-1936), a Genevan pastry worker of Protestant faith, whose unpublished spiritual journal was published after his death in a specialized Swiss periodical. The approach is that of a study-testimony: Gillet comments on and quotes extensively from this journal in order to draw out its spiritual significance. The central idea is that knowledge of Christ does not belong to scholarly theology but to a lived experience of his presence, passing through daily awakening, temptation, aridity and dereliction. The theological contribution lies in the highlighting of a popular "evangelical" spirituality which, beyond confessional boundaries, connects with themes common to Christian mysticism: union with Christ, asceticism, the dark night of the soul and universal charity.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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