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The good God did not write that we should be the honey of the earth, my boy, but the salt. Starting from this epigram by George Bernanos, Epicoco develops a provocative reflection on a certain ‘goody vision’ about faith. Christian life is much more than this, and this book explains what it means by re-reading concrete life experiences and some selected Bible episodes in the light of the three theological virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity.
The goal is not to provide a recipe for a perfect Christian life, but a trace and a provocation for the existence of each Christian, ie a pinch of salt: Christianity does not feed on jam more than a human being feeds on it… On a live skin salt burns, but it prevents skin from rotting.
This is a strong and provocative book by one of the freshest spiritual voices of our time.
This book is a best seller in Italy and the first English translation has been done here in Australia!
Luigi Maria Epicoco (1980) is a priest of the Aquila Diocese and teaches Philosophy at the Pontifical Lateran University and at the ISSR ‘Fides et ratio’, Aquila. He dedicates himself to preaching, especially for the formation of laity and religious, giving conferences, retreats and days of recollection. He has a number of books and articles of a philosophical theological and spiritual nature to his name.
