The Committed Life: An Adaptation of "The Introduction to the Devout Life" by St. Francis De Sales

Meninger, William

ISBN 10: 0826413218 / ISBN 13: 9780826413215

Published by Continuum, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Committed Life: An Adaptation of "The Introduction to the Devout Life" by St. Francis De Sales
• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826413218
• ISBN 13: 9780826413215
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

A masterful updating of a classic work.St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), bishop of Geneva and founder of the Visitation Order of nuns, was renowned for his teachings on spirituality. His masterpiece in the field of spiritual literature was "The Introduction to the Devout Life." Revolutionary in its day and noted for its charm, warmth, and clarity of language, it set forth a spirituality oriented toward life in the world, an approach quite different from that of St. Francis de Sales's contemporaries,who saw spiritual perfection as possible only in religious life.While the message of "The Introduction to Devout Life" is still valid today, the fact is that its expression is quite dated. In this book, as in "Bringing 'The Imitation of Christ' Into the 21st Cemtury," Father Meninger is not offering a new translation or paraphrase of a spiritual classic. Rather, he is attempting to express the teachings of the original in a wholly contemporary idiom. Father Meninger has not hesitated to change, omit, or add to the original where necessary, the better to highlight the heart and charisma of St. Francis de Sales's teachings.

About the Author

William A. Meninger, O.C.S.O., is a monk of St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado.