{"product_id":"the-spiritual-life-a-treatise-on-ascetical-and-mystical-theology-9781626540897","title":"The Spiritual Life: A Treatise on Ascetical and Mystical Theology","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1930  The Spiritual Life remains the most comprehensive one-volume treatise on ascetical and mystical theology. Widely respected among members of the Catholic faith  this book depicts the human experience of spirituality by examining the nature of the soul  path to salvation  and strategies for strengthening ones union with God. Father Adolphe Tanquerey sources his inspirational guidance from Sacred Scripture in addition to the writings of spiritual leaders and saints  including Thomas Aquinas. In this pioneering and instructional work  Father Tanquerey has compiled a complete  practical  and orderly overview of all the questions concerning the spiritual life in one volume. Although initially intended for clergy  this text proves especially efficacious in showing faithful followers the path to piety.  The Reverend Father Adolphe Tanquerey  S.S.  D.D.  (1854-1932) was born in Blainville  France and joined the Society of St. Sulpice at the age of 18. After five years as a seminarian  he was ordained a priest and began his successful teaching career. His best known works include the three-volume Synopsis Theologiae Dogmaticae and comprehensive one-volume treatise The Spiritual Life. For an economical paperback edition of The Spiritual Life  please search ISBN 1626540888.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45793943978037,"sku":"ByrdShop_1626540896","price":99.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781626540897.jpg?v=1788292092","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-spiritual-life-a-treatise-on-ascetical-and-mystical-theology-9781626540897","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}