The Way of Perfection
$36.54
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 June 1991
Summary
Of all of Teresa of Avila’s works, The Way of Perfection is the most easily understood. Written at the height of the controversy surrounding the reforms Teresa instituted in the Carmelite order, it instructed the nuns in the practice of prayer. Teresa discusses the three essentials of a prayer-filled life – fraternal love, detachment from material things, and true humility. Her counsels on these are the fruit of her practical experience.
The book develops these ideas and take…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385065399 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385065396 |
| Author: | Teresa Of Avila |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Image |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 1991 |
| Weight: | 285g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 140mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Image Classics |
About The Author
Teresa Of Avila
T. Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish nun and one of the great mystics and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church. She was the leader of the Carmelite Reform, which restored and emphasized the austerity and contemplative character of this religious order. Canonized in 1622, she was elevated to Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970, the first woman to be so honored.
E. ALLISON PEERS is the translator of many great works of Spanish verse and mysticism.
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