Recognized as a modern spiritual classic and perhaps Dietrich von Hildebrand's greatest work, this sublime and practical study gives a penetrating analysis of the true path to holiness for those who love Christ. The first requisite is the person's desire for change, and with that fundamental attitude in mind, von Hildebrand devotes a chapter to each of the successive spiritual attitudes necessary for those who strive for Christian perfection. The Beatitudes are treated with beauty and depth in an uncompromising challenge to every serious Christian to put into practice these teachings of Christ.
Chapter 1: The Readiness to Change
Chapter 6: Recollection and Contemplation
Chapter 9: Striving for Perfection
Chapter 11: Blessed Are They Who Hunger for Justice
Chapter 13: Blessed Are the Peacemakers
Chapter 18: True Surrender of Self