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Blessed Charles de Foucauld (1858–1916) was a complex man. Born into French aristocracy, he failed as a military officer, but rediscovered his childhood Catholic faith and eventually lived voluntarily as an impoverished priest/hermit in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. Foucauld wanted to emulate the hidden life of Jesus in Nazareth and in doing so, left a spiritual legacy that attracted such figures as Dorothy Day and author, poet, and spiritual director Bonnie Thurston. Published in celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of Charles de Foucauld’s death on December 1, 1916, Hidden in God highlights the profound conversion that led Foucauld to embrace the life of a hermit in the Sahara, where he was eventually murdered by a band of marauders.

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Bonnie Thurston's beautiful book introduces Charles de Foucauld as a spiritual guide and companion whose wisdom speaks clearly to the rhythms of our lives and the needs of our time. -- Robert Ellsberg

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Bonnie Thurston is a New Testament scholar, poet, and Protestant minister, as well as a spiritual director and experienced retreat leader. She is a founding member and past president of the International Thomas Merton Society. She is the author or editor of eighteen theological books and five collections of poetry.

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