Holiness of Life by Saint Bonaventure (Illustrated): - A Classic! - Includes Illustrations by Claude Monet - Includes an Active Index and Table of Contents The great Franciscan Doctor of the Church St. Bonaventure composed "Holiness of Life" as a manual for the Poor Clares. Writing clearly, practically, and movingly, he outlines central themes of Christian spirituality, moving from the purgative way (self-knowledge, repentance, humility) through the illuminative way (prayer, meditation on the Passion) to arrive at last at a description of union with God, the summation of all desires. More than 200 citations and allusions to Scripture and the Fathers demonstrate Bonaventure's deep synthesis of Christian theological thought even in a short work designed to be accessible to any reader. Publisher: Catholic Way Publishing
- ISBN10 1291390367
- ISBN13 9781291390360
- Publish Date 18 April 2013 (first published 23 August 2010)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 October 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook
- Language English