{"product_id":"spiritual-direction-from-dante-yearning-for-paradise-volume-3-hardcover","title":"Spiritual Direction from Dante: Yearning for Paradise Volume 3 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Direction from Dante: Yearning for Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, the Oratorian Father Paul Pearson provides a detailed but accessible spiritual commentary on the last volume of Dante's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e. Fr. Pearson takes readers step-by-step through the text, explaining the spiritual lessons Dante intends his readers to learn. These lessons are particularly important, both in Dante's day and in our own, due to the watered-down image of heavenly bliss the world offers us. Dante's \u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e corrects this misunderstanding\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eshowing the faithful a paradise that is more real and more fulfilling than anything we have experienced here on earth or even dreamt of. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFather Pearson's text is an indispensable companion to the poem for both the scholar and the neophyte. It brings Dante's poem and its lessons into our modern context so that readers will discover: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eour true individuality is not obliterated in heaven, but is allowed to continue, and is fostered and highlighted. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeven as we struggle now, we are never alone - everyone in heaven is interested and involved in our salvation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe human unity we strive for here (often unsuccessfully) is a shining fact there, with each person rejoicing in every other person's joys and working together for the salvation of those still striving for heaven. There we are finally understood fully and appreciated. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eall our human desires are fulfilled in heaven, not abandoned. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFr. Pearson, having already guided readers through the realms of hell and purgatory in this 3-part series, now brings before our eyes the saints and angels, the Virgin Mary, and the Blessed Trinity! But \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Direction from Dante: Yearning for Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a guide to the last book of Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e. It is an introduction and an invitation to eternal happiness, an invitation that is just as compelling as it was 700 years ago when Dante wrote it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFather Paul Pearson converted to Catholicism during his university days, entered the Toronto Oratory in 1985, was ordained to the priesthood in 1989, and began serving as Dean of Saint Philip's, the seminary run by the Oratorians in 1990. That same year, in response to requests from seminarians, he began to offer seminars on Dante's Inferno. This volume on the spiritual aspects Paradiso has been written so that a wider audience may benefit from \"spiritual direction from Dante.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.58 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766250111264,"sku":"9781505123814","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dbbcd58c7a4494d7715e72603a2bcc20.webp?v=1780288259","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/spiritual-direction-from-dante-yearning-for-paradise-volume-3-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}