{"product_id":"introduction-to-the-devout-life-9798230008255","title":"Introduction to the Devout Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Francisco De Sales\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Empyrean Design Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Empyrean Design Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christian Living - Devotional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a quiet courage in choosing the devout life, especially in a world that moves in the opposite direction. To those who have known the ache of being misunderstood, who struggle to hold together a life of prayer and a life of responsibility, who desire holiness not in the cloister but in the home, the workplace, and the unseen corners of ordinary life-this book is a companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough written in the early seventeenth century, the truth of this work has not changed: The call to live for God will always demand the same honesty, perseverance, and love. Yet, in these pages, St. Francis de Sales shows that devotion is not an escape from life, as some skeptics might believe, but rather a way of entering it more fully, with a heart made free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new translation of \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to the Devout Life \u003c\/em\u003eby Anthony K. Irvine seeks to honor the wisdom of the saint by offering a voice more accessible to today's reader, while remaining faithful to the depth and clarity of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401425113239,"sku":"9798230008255","price":1683.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798230008255.webp?v=1769056441","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/introduction-to-the-devout-life-9798230008255","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}