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Robert Hugh Benson, who was educated at Eton College and Trinity
College, Cambridge, was ordained an Anglican priest in 1895 by his
father, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Eight years later, after
weighty consideration, Robert Benson converted to Roman
Catholicism. In 1904 he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest and
took up residence in Cambridge, where he ministered to Roman
Catholic students as their unofficial chaplain. In 1911, he was
made a monsignor. Despite the brevity of his earthly life, Benson
was a prolific writer whose literary productions span the gamut
from devotional works, such as The Friendship of Christ, to sacred
drama, children's books, apologetic works, historical fiction, and
even science fiction.The Friendship of Christ, which bears an
imprimatur, is based on sermons Benson preached in London and Rome
in 1910 and 1911. In the first part of this book, he shows how one
enters into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through the
purgative and illuminative ways. In the second part, he discusses
several modes in which Christ offers us His friendship here and
now, such as in the Eucharist, in the Church, in the priest, in the
saint, in the sinner, in the average person, and in the sufferer.
In Part III, Benson recalls how Jesus Christ proved the depth of
His friendship with us by willingly accepting death on the cross
for our sake, and how He raises His friends to everlasting life
with Him. (Introduction by dave7)
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