Audi, Filia - Listen, O Daughter (Clear Contemporary English Edition): The Spiritual Masterpiece of St. John of Ávila, Doctor of the Church - Couverture souple

Of Ávila, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1807661687 ISBN 13 : 9781807661687

Editeur : Cosmic Jive Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

In a world full of noise, distraction, and competing voices, St. John of Ávila's Audi, Filia ("Listen, O Daughter") remains one of the most luminous and practical guides to the interior life ever written. Drawing on the words of Psalm 45-"Listen, O daughter, and see; incline your ear... and the King will desire your beauty"-Ávila leads the soul step by step from the false languages of the world, the flesh, and the devil into the transforming silence of prayer, self-knowledge, and loving contemplation of Christ crucified. What begins as advice for a young woman seeking holiness becomes a complete map of the Christian journey: from the old Adam to the new, from restless desire to radiant beauty in the eyes of the King. Written by the "Apostle of Andalusia," spiritual friend of Teresa of Ávila and Ignatius of Loyola, and declared a Doctor of the Church, this classic of Spanish Golden Age spirituality is at once deeply rooted in Scripture and surprisingly modern in its psychological insight and pastoral warmth. It is not a book of abstract theory, but a living conversation that still teaches readers how to listen, how to see, and how to become the beauty that God desires. Timeless wisdom for anyone longing for a deeper, quieter, more Christ-centered life. This edition has been newly translated from the original Spanish into modern English

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosmic Jive Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1807661687
• ISBN 13: 9781807661687
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 290
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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