Project Gutenberg 2024-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 138 Retté, Adolphe 1863 1930 Rette, Adolphe Lettres à un indifférent $aParis :$bBloud et Gay, $c1921. Préface -- La privation de Dieu -- D'après l'Imitation -- La messe -- La confession -- Une âme du purgatoire -- La Vierge au jardin -- Le prince de l'usure -- Une dame métallique -- Lectures (poésie) -- Lectures (prose) -- Lectures (prose, fin) -- Beata solitudo -- Final. Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Lettres à un indifférent" by Adolphe Retté is a philosophical and spiritual exploration written in the early 20th century. The text unfolds through a series of letters addressing the theme of religious indifference, specifically through the lens of a character named Maurice who grapples with his faith and the influence of a jansenistic upbringing. The book dives into the contrasting perceptions of God and personal struggles with spirituality, aiming to engage readers on the nature of belief and love. At the start of the work, the narrative introduces the speaker's acquaintance with Maurice, a man holding onto a deep intellectual and spiritual conflict. They embark on a road trip, during which the speaker observes Maurice's internal struggles with religion and faith, particularly as he confronts his past filled with strict religious discipline and jansenism. As Maurice candidly shares his tumultuous journey through doubt, nihilism, and eventual flickers of desire for a relationship with God, the speaker tries to guide him toward acceptance of divine love. The opening sets a contemplative tone, foreshadowing a significant character development intertwined with philosophical discourse and reflections on spirituality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97350086 20231219114930rett 1921 FR Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Christian life -- Catholic authors Spiritual life -- Catholic Church PQ Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 420431 2025-06-29T03:30:54.534974 text/html 394955 2024-01-27T19:24:55 text/html 328979 2025-06-29T03:31:00.194988 application/epub+zip 329677 2025-06-29T03:30:55.599000 application/epub+zip 278715 2025-06-29T03:30:55.097000 application/epub+zip 539273 2025-06-29T03:31:03.841940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515063 2025-06-29T03:30:59.825961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384078 2025-06-29T03:30:53.856012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364271 2024-01-27T19:24:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16585 2025-06-29T03:31:03.978915 application/rdf+xml 11257 2025-06-29T03:30:55.278966 image/jpeg 2362 2025-06-29T03:30:55.186966 image/jpeg 272669 2025-06-29T03:30:54.615987 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia