{"product_id":"ages-of-the-spiritual-life-9780881411751","title":"Ages of the Spiritual Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does one discern the truth? Many paths are turned inward  are egoistic  Gnostic and self-serving. Others are contradictory in their demands  confusing to seekers  dishonestly promising ecstatic experience with little effort. Evdokimov draws from the great current of Christian spiritual life in the West and in particular the Eastern tradition  revealing how modern mankind may recover the voices of silence  prayer and contemplation. Ages of the Spiritual Life presents a different view of the spiritual life. Paul Evdokimovs spirituality is open to God  the world and to the neighbor. It is the spirituality of the Great Tradition of the Church  but refreshingly new  rooted in the Bible and liturgy but entwined with the everyday life of home  school and work  a spirituality that is truly \"for the life of the world.\" Models and teachers are the desert fathers and mothers and the monastics. Evdokimovs gift is the idea of an \"interiorized monasticism\" for all. The true pattern of the spiritual life for us in our time means incorporating into our lives the basics of the monastics life: prayers  liturgy  scripture  work  love and care for the neighbor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529604128821,"sku":"ByrdShop_0881411752","price":248.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780881411751_193207c9-de31-4a68-94dc-8777014c4178.jpg?v=1780938699","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ages-of-the-spiritual-life-9780881411751","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}