{"product_id":"st-pauls-eight-steps-to-happiness-paperback","title":"St. Paul's Eight Steps to Happiness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Vost\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the book that will help you climb St. Paul's \"eight steps,\" to attain happiness, holiness, and Heaven. Best selling author Kevin Vost breaks open St. Paul's life and spirituality through the lens of St. Thomas Aquinas as well as other saintly and noble men and women. You will see how human knowledge (e.g. science and philosophy) point to the truth of the Divine and how the virtues St. Paul proposes in his letter to the Philippians lead to abiding joy.\u003cbr\u003eIn this gem of a book, Dr. Kevin Vost reveals hidden treasures such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy St. Paul is a \"four-in-one special\" (You will never guess!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree intellectual virtues that help us discover important truths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo fundamental senses of truth, and three vices opposed to truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight aspects of the nature of truth according to Aquinas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight types of justice and how you can exercise them in your life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe link between modesty and\u003ci\u003e latria, dulia, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ehyperdulia\u003c\/i\u003e (Do you know?)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter unpacks one of these outstanding virtues and contains an invaluable \"Summing Up\" section. Further highlighted are exemplary individuals to imitate in their exercise of the heroic virtue, from St. Dominic to Our Lady and St. Joseph to St. Agnes of Rome and St. Brigid to Aristotle and Cicero. Also contained are several handy tables that break down the teachings of St. Paul and St. Thomas in connection to the Sacred Scriptures and your daily life for easy referencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will find the six types of grace and their effects that God is waiting to pour into your life. Most significantly, you will find our practical ways to develop each virtue, the fruits that result, and how to reap them in your daily life. Thus you will see how loveliness begets friendship and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Vost, Psy.D. (1961-2023), authored twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eMemorize the Faith!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Think Like Aquinas\u003c\/i\u003e. He taught psychology at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee, the University of Illinois at Springfield, Lincoln Land Community College, and MacMurray College. He was a member of the Research Review Committee for American Mensa, which promotes the scientific study of human intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.53 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764612268320,"sku":"9781644137765","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/521d28b07c649035ed2ced42501945f4.webp?v=1780253527","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/st-pauls-eight-steps-to-happiness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}