{"product_id":"2026200016541-secondhand-journal-of-a-soul","title":"Journal Of A Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew documents in modern religious history carry the intimacy and spiritual gravity of Journal of a Soul, the lifelong private diary of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli — the man who would become Pope John XXIII, one of the most beloved pontiffs of the twentieth century. Spanning over six decades, from his adolescence as a seminary student in Bergamo to his papacy at the Vatican, this remarkable work chronicles his inner spiritual life with extraordinary candour, recording his examinations of conscience, his struggles with humility, his meditations on faith, and his resolute pursuit of holiness. Translated into English by Dorothy White, the text carries an unadorned, confessional quality that draws the reader into the private world of a man who consistently underestimated his own historic destiny.\n\nWhat distinguishes this journal from conventional ecclesiastical memoirs is its utterly human voice — self-critical, warm, and shot through with a luminous, unshakeable faith. Pope John XXIII, who convened the transformative Second Vatican Council and opened the Catholic Church to an era of renewal and dialogue, emerges here not as a towering institutional figure but as a soul in perpetual, earnest conversation with God. Published by Geoffrey Chapman in London, this volume stands as an essential text in twentieth-century religious literature, offering both believers and secular readers a window into the conscience of a man history has called Good Pope John — leaving one to wonder what further depths of wisdom remain to be discovered within these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49309670899931,"sku":"2026200016541-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/70056fdb-c052-42b5-8165-ab0dc9ca54a4.png?v=1789454976","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016541-secondhand-journal-of-a-soul","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}