Product Description: De Sales’ classic has been described as “a masterpiece of psychology, practical morality, and common sense” and, after The Bible and The Imitation of Christ, is the widest read spiritual book of all time. Unlike many others, Devout Life was written specifically for lay persons and it demonstrates a rare sensitivity to the demands of life in a world that is often antagonistic to spirituality...read more

Presents a new translation from the Middle English of the writings of a fourteenth century anchoress, or hermit, who describes a series of mystical revelations