Even while he was still alive, Dominican friar Albert of Cologne waswidely called Magnus the Great. His contemporaries said St. Albertsimply knew all there was to know; he was a scientist, theologian, andphilosopher; a teacher, preacher, and negotiator; a shrewd shepherd andan unflinching defender of the Faith. The time has come to re-discoverSt. Albert's greatness, and to profit from his prodigious wisdom andvirtue as did his famous student, St. Thomas Aquinas. Author Kevin Vostpresents St. Albert's brilliant scholarly career at the height of theChurch's intellectual renewal in the thirteenth century. St. Albert wastireless (and courageous) in his leadership and works of reform as aDominican provincial and diocesan bishop. Desperate popes pressed himinto diplomatic missions, hoping that Magnus might succeed in makingpeace where lesser men had failed. These pages not only tell St.Albert's story they share his lessons. Each chapter uses Albertineteachings, and the witness of the saint's life, to instruct, edify, andinspire us to greater holiness and more ardent love. Read St. Albert andsee why the greatest man of his age has great things to offer our ageas well.Formats : EPUBID : 5888