Brennan Manning
Richard Francis Xavier Manning (born April 27, 1934 in Brooklyn , New York - † April 12, 2013 in New Orleans ) is known as Brennan Manning and was an American spiritual writer, former Franciscan priest and orator.
Life
Manning was a son of Emmett and Amy Manning and grew up in Brooklyn. He attended high school there and graduated. Because he could not yet study, he entered the US Marine Corps and fought in the Korean War . On his return to the United States, he enrolled in 1956 at Saint Francis University's seminary in Loretto , Pennsylvania . In 1963 he graduated in philosophy, Latin and theology and was ordained a Franciscan priest. He worked as a theological teacher at the University of Steubenville in Ohio and as the spiritual director of the Saint Francis seminary.
In the late 1960s, Manning joined the Order of the Little Brothers of Jesus of Charles de Foucauld at. This included an obligation to lead a contemplative life among the poor outside the monastery walls. He worked as a water carrier, bricklayer and dishwasher in France and was a hermit in Spain. In 1970 he returned to the USA and founded a community with four priests in Bayou La Batre , Alabama . They supported shrimp fishermen and their families. He then moved to Fort Lauderdale , Florida , where he worked at Broward Community College . There he began to write seriously, and his alcohol addiction also became an issue. His books “ Ragamuffin Gospel ” (precisely translated: Scarecrow Gospel , German title: Bigger Than Your Heart ) and “ Abbas Child ” ( Child in His Arms ) became bestsellers.
Manning resigned from the Order and married. He later divorced and remained addicted to alcohol, which he disclosed and even wrote about. He also wrote about his deep fears and feelings of abandonment and loneliness, and he gave courage to unvarnished honesty before God and man. Because of his high level of authenticity, he was a sought-after speaker and influenced many people in the USA and through his books in Europe and worldwide. He spent his last years in New Orleans, where he died in 2013.
Works
Manning wrote about twenty books, some of which were also translated into German:
- Beggars at God's door. Brockhaus , Wuppertal, 2001. ISBN 978-3-417-24439-7 .
- Daring confidence. Grasp what God gives us. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, 2002. ISBN 978-3-417-24453-3 .
- Child in his arms. Experience God as a Father. Gerth, Asslar, 2003. ISBN 978-3-417-20635-7 (2013. ISBN 978-3-417-20751-4 ; e-book 2014. ISBN 978-3-417-22722-2 )
- Because God loves us infinitely. Of the grace that transforms our lives. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, 2004. ISBN 978-3-417-24467-0 .
- The look that heals you. Look to Jesus and accept yourself. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, 2005. ISBN 978-3-417-24477-9 .
- Bigger than your heart Experience what grace means. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, 2010. ISBN 978-3-417-26348-0 .
- The irrepressible love of God. Gerth, Asslar, 2010 and 2013. ISBN 978-3-86591-473-6 .
- All by grace. Autobiography of someone marked by life. Gerth , Asslar, 2012. ISBN 978-3-86591-720-1 .
Movie
- 2017: Brennan - Bigger than your heart
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brennan Manning: Abbas Child or Wrong Me? How we become free when we expose our truth to God. AufAtmen 3-1999, Bundesverlag Witten; Pages 26-31
- ↑ Brennan Manning: Just one question ... About the good thing about the good news: A farewell text. AufAtmen 4-2013, Bundesverlag, Witten; Pages 24-25
- ^ [1] Homepage of Brennan Manning
- ^ [2] Contribution 2004 in Christianity Today
- ↑ Brennan - Bigger Than Your Heart, movie trailer on youtube
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manning, Brennan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Manning, Richard Francis Xavier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic priest, Franciscan, spiritual writer, and public speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12th, 2013 |
| Place of death | New Orleans |