Book Review
THE SPIRITUAL WAY OF ST. JEANNE D'ARC
by GEORGE H. TAVARD

This book is, as the title implies, an examination of Joan of Arc's inner spiritual life. The author, George H. Tavard, was a Roman Catholic Priest and a respected professor of theology at Mount Mercy College. Being Catholic and from the same part of France as Joan of Arc, Father Tavard provides excellent insights into the practice of religion in the medieval times in which Joan of Arc lived. Father Tavard expertly explains the complicated relationship between the Church and the government and how this affected the people and their approach to God. Father Tavard also examines Joan's deep love and trust in God that was well documented in her life's actions and in the responses she gave at her trial. This book is an excellent choice for anyone wanting to better understand both Joan of Arc's spirituality and her relationship to the Church that burned her and then a few years later overturned her trial and ultimately proclaimed her a Saint.