The Way of Perfection - (Dover Thrift Editions) by St Teresa of Avila (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This classic of the interior life and Christian mysticism by the sainted 16th-century Spanish mystic and Carmelite nun focuses on the practice of prayer. Modern readers will appreciate its warmth and accessibility.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This classic of the interior life and Christian mysticism remains as fresh and inspiring today as it was 400 years ago. Written by a prominent sixteenth-century Spanish mystic and Carmelite nun, it forms a practical guide to prayer that embraces readers with its warmth and accessibility.<br>St. Teresa of Avila's detailed directions on the achievement of spiritual perfection designate three essentials -- fraternal love, detachment from material things, and true humility. She discusses a variety of maxims related to the practice of prayer and concludes with a thought-provoking commentary on the Lord's Prayer. A work of sublime mystical beauty, <i>The Way of Perfection</i> is above all a treatise of utter simplicity that offers lucid instruction to all seekers of a more meaningful way of life.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>One of the great mystics and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church, Teresa of Avila (1515 -82) was a Spanish nun and a leader of the Carmelite Reform. Canonized in 1622, she was the first woman to be elevated to the title of Doctor of the Church.
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