In this follow-up to Angels of Grace, Anselm Gruen shows how the gentleness and compassion of God is embodied in tthe kindness of angels throughout the Bible. Everybody Has an Angel presents the angels of the Bible as spiritual helpers, accessible to believers today. There is the Angel who Accompanies, the Angel Who Heals, the Angel who Shares My Joy, and many more. Gruen makes clear that as humans we are held safe in a special way, and most of all, we do not have the responsibility for everything that happens to us.
Anselm Grün terminated his school years in 1964 with the A-level equivalent Abitur at the grammar school in Würzburg, Germany. In the same year he began as a novice at the nearby Benedictine Münsterschwarzach Abbey. From 1965 to 1971 he studied philosophy and theology at St. Ottilien Archabbey and in Rome. In 1974 he completed his PhD in theology on Karl Rahner. From 1974 to 1976 Anselm Grün studied Business in Nuremberg. Then he became the Cellerar of Münsterschwarzach Abbey and is thus responsible for the economic administration of the abbey with its over 280 employees and 20 businesses.
Anselm Grun vertelt over allerlei soorten engelen uit de Bijbel, adhv Bijbelcitaten en door zaken psychologisch te interpreteren. Dat levert nieuwe perspectieven op, maar gaat uiteindelijk ook wat vervelen. De psychologische insteek van Grun doet uiteindelijk de diepgang en kennis over engelen geen goed.
Un breve trattato di spiritualità nello stile semplice ma non banale del "teologo della porta accanto" Anselm Grun . Gli angeli sono immagini di profondo, costante desiderio di un aiuto e di una salvezza che rimandano ad altro da noi stessi. Una lettura che, personalmente, ho trovato d'aiuto.