{"product_id":"beyond-compare-st-francis-de-sales-and-sri-vedanta-desika-on-loving-surrender-to-god-paperback","title":"Beyond Compare: St. Francis de Sales and Sri Vedanta Desika on Loving Surrender to God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Clooney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Clooney\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Compare\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable work that offers a commentary on spiritual learning for the twenty-first century rooted in two classic texts from the Hindu and Christian traditions: the \u003ci\u003eEssence of the Three Auspicious Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e by Śrī Vedānta Deśika and \u003ci\u003eTreatise on the Love of God\u003c\/i\u003e by St. Francis de Sales. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his commentary, Clooney achieves multiple goals-the book is a contribution to Christian spiritual theology, highlighting for today the beautiful insights into love by St. Francis de Sales (1567-1623), Doctor of the Church. At the same time it points out how even in our world of many religious paths, we can recover and deepen the ancient tradition of loving surrender into God's hands by opening ourselves to the wisdom of India and one of Hindu India's most famous traditions of loving God, explained to us by the south Indian Hindu theologian Śrī Vedānta Deśika (1268-1369). Clooney goes further, offering a comparative study of these classic works in which he self-consciously writes about the process of reading the two works and the impact this approach has on the reader. The good advice found through this deep engagement with these texts offers a deeper insight into how we can most fruitfully and spiritually think about religious pluralism in the 21st century, remaining open in heart and mind while loyal still to our own tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot merely a book \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e loving surrender to God, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Compare\u003c\/i\u003e offers us the opportunity to advance along that path ourselves, learning from the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales and Śrī Vedānta Deśika, meditating on their two paths together, deepening our own love and willingness to surrender in love to God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Clooney, SJ\u003c\/b\u003e is Parkman Professor of Divinity and Comparative Theology in the Harvard Divinity School at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775798182176,"sku":"9781589012110","price":66.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2f5a33c6c7e7a3225d232f5b277e32a4.webp?v=1780467157","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beyond-compare-st-francis-de-sales-and-sri-vedanta-desika-on-loving-surrender-to-god-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}