I believe in hope by Jose Maria Diez-Alegria ISBN 13: 9780385084482

Doubleday. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edtion. Hardcover. 038508448X . Ex-library book, with plastic sleeve and usual ex-lib type of markings. Cover has light edgewear, a little moreso to bottom edge, jacket has only light wear under the sleeve, slight wrinkling. Pages clean other than a few library stamps and all pages intact. Light soiling outer edge of pages and light wear to protective sleeve. "In this passionate, controlversial testament of faith, Jesuit Father Diez-Alegria reveals his personal crisis of faith and those factors which have shaped his thinking and outlook on the Church during the past five years. Known for his progressive theological views, the author here openly criticizes the institutional church for its failure to live up to its own formulations of the message of Christ....." . A Personal Credo , this book cost the author his professorship and his membership in the Jesuits. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .