The Meaning of Holiness

Louis Lavelle

Verlag: Burns & Oats, 1954

Burns & Oates, London [Published Date: 1954]. Hardcover, 113 pp. With an Introduction by Dom Illtyd Trethowan. Translated from the French "Quatre Saints (A. Michel, Paris, 1951) by Dorothea O'Sullivan. In good+ condition/ NO dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers and light fading along top edge and spine. Binding tight. Previous owner's book plate on front paste-down and initials in ink on top corner of front free end paper. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From summary by translator] In this profound and thought-provoking book, Louis Lavelle argues that holiness is not a matter of following a set of rules or performing certain rituals, but rather a state of being that is characterized by love, compassion, and self-sacrifice. He contends that holiness is not something that is achieved, but rather something that is lived. Lavelle begins by defining holiness as "the perfection of being." He argues that all beings have the potential for holiness, but that it is only through love that this potential can be realized. Love, he says, is the "power that raises us above ourselves." It is the force that allows us to transcend our individual selves and connect with something greater than ourselves. Lavelle then goes on to discuss the importance of compassion in the pursuit of holiness. He argues that compassion is the "other side of love." It is the ability to feel the pain of others as if it were our own. Compassion, he says, is what motivates us to help others and to work for the common good. Finally, Lavelle discusses the importance of self-sacrifice in the pursuit of holiness. He argues that self-sacrifice is the "supreme act of love." It is the willingness to give up our own desires for the sake of others. Self-sacrifice, he says, is what allows us to connect with the divine and to become holy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 20230511009

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Meaning of Holiness
Verlag: Burns & Oats
Erscheinungsdatum: 1954
Einband: hardcover
Zustand: Good