About this title: INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVOUT LIFE presents the correspondence of Saint Francis de Sales, a popular 16th-century minister. His precise, straightforward style and compassionate, humanistic message make his work surprisingly modern. Passages from his letters are organized as one message addressed to the allegorical character Philothea (which means "lover of God"). Most outstanding is de Sales' discussion of how to live a holy life in the secular world, which includes prayers and devotions.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780385030090ISBN:0385030096
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Pages are beginning to tan. Text in English, Latin. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Red Cloth
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Good Reading Copy with internally clean text; tight; NOT ex-library; owner's name and pencil scribble on FFE; foxing/toning to front paste-down; last few pages from 251-index are frayed and torn; rear end paper missing; cover has general aging, rubbing, and bumping to the corners. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 02/04/1972
ISBN-13:9780385030090ISBN:0385030096
Description: New. 0385030096 Introduction to the Devout Life-Introduction to the Devout Life-Brand New Item! Will have slight wear from sitting on our shelves. Binding: Paperback ISBN13: 9780385030090 Size: 5.4 x 8.2 x.9 in. We are professional and prompt. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Baronius Press
Date Published: 2006-11-01
ISBN-13:9781905574148ISBN:1905574142
Description: Like New. 24hr ship! Christian seller. Excellent condition book with minor edge wear. Pages crisp, clean with no markings. Always courteous and honest service! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Image 1972
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780385030090ISBN:0385030096
Description: ISBN 9780385030090. Paperback copy in Very good condition. Trade paperback edition. Tight clean unmarked copy. Later Edition. No Dustjacket. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1990-05-01
ISBN-13:9780385030090ISBN:0385030096
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 2002-04-01
ISBN-13:9780375725623ISBN:0375725628
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Image
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780385030090ISBN:0385030096
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780375725623ISBN:0375725628
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Edition: Second Revised Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date Published: 1966
Description: Near Fine with no dust jacket. Remainder marks on top page ends. Translated and edited by John K. Ryan. Tight, square, pages clean and bright. An oversized, high quality softcover. "...The finest and most usable devotional classic to come out of the Catholic Renaissance. " Notes, index. Trade PB. 8vo 8"-9" tall. 258 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Frederick Pustet & Co., NY
Date Published: 0000
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 12 vo. No date given (circa 1920); dark green c w/gilt titles; 367 clean, unmarked pages; owner's plate partially removed. read more
"Saint Francis de Sales was a great evangelizer and this book makes clear why, not only because of the truth that he writes, but the way he makes profound ideas sound simple and accessible, his beautiful use of metaphor, and his loving tone infused with humillty. Only a saint could have written this book."
"This book has a lot of lessons for modern times. Its structure is a series of letters, and tends to be repetitive, so it's not necessarily for casual readers."
"I've been working on this one for a while. It takes time for me to progress with each meditation before I can move on to the next one, but I HIGHLY recommend this one!"
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