Francis de Sales:

Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of God

Author: Wendy M. Wright

This popular presentation of the life and writings of one of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity includes many rich segments from the spiritual classics "Introduction to the Devout Life" and "Treatise on the Love of God." Wright introduces the reader to the world of de Sales and distills from his masterworks the insights that are as applicable today as when first written.

Table of Contents

Foreword by John Farina

To the Reader

Reading the Spiritual Classics

First Naïveté
The Chasm of the Centuries
Living with the Language
With the Communion of Saints

Francis de Sales and the Introduction to the Devout Life

Annecy 1610
A Description of True Devotion
Meditations on the purpose of life
Nourishing the Devout Life
The Virtues of the Devout Life
Humility
Poverty
Friendship

Correspondences and Conferences

Francis de Sales as Letter Writer
Conferences

Treatise on the Love of God

Language of the Heart
Discerning the Will of God
Love Compliant: Union of the will with God’s Declared Will

Epilogue

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