Moral assessment:
Type: Thought
Nothing inappropriate.
Requires prior general knowledge of the subject.
Readers with knowledgeable about the subject matter.
Contains doctrinal errors of some importance.
Whilst not being explicitly against the faith, the general approach or its main points are ambiguous or opposed to the Church’s teachings.
Incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
Literary quality:
Recommendable:
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The rating of the different categories comes from the opinion of Delibris' collaborators
Letters written by Guardini in the 1920s for young people in a youth formation movement. Each letter gathers their reflections on a topic, seeking to foster the human virtues in them: joy, hospitality, elegance, stylishness, effort, work, friendship; and also some aspects about prayer and the soul. With a very simple and realistic style, also direct and encouraging, it seeks to promote permanent values, with both an ethical and a civic point of view. The final chapter, "The State in Us", is particularly interesting in its suggestions on how to live social virtues. A book aimed at young people who are looking for self-knowledge, or for those who deal with them.
J.G. (Portugal, 2018)