To want everything that God wants, to want it always, on every occasion and without limits — that is the kingdom of God, which is entirely within.

— Francis Fenelon (1651–1715), Erzbischof/Mystiker

Francis Fenelon

François Fénelon (1651–1715) war ein französischer römisch-katholischer Theologe, Erzieher am Königshof und ab 1695 Erzbischof von Cambrai. Er vertrat eine Mystik der uneigennützigen Gottesliebe und geriet im Quietismus-Streit um kontemplative Gebetsformen in Konflikte, die 1699 zur päpstlichen Verurteilung von 23 seiner Thesen führten. Für heutige Bibelleser bieten seine seelsorgerlichen Schriften zeitlose Impulse zu Demut, Selbsthingabe und innerer Stille vor Gott.

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