The Three Ages of the Interior Life
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| Author | Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange |
|---|---|
| Original title | Les Trois Ages de la Vie Interieure |
| Translator | Timothea Doyle (1947-48) |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Series | Vol. I and Vol. II |
| Subject | Christian theology |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Published | 1938 and 1939 by Éditions du Cerf |
| OCLC | 459887292 |
| Followed by | 'The Three Ways of the Spiritual Life (1938) |
The Three Ages of the Interior Life : Prelude of Eternal Life (Les Trois Ages de la Vie Interieure) is a book written by French theologian Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, published in 1938 and 1939 in two volumes, while teaching at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome from 1909 to 1960.[1]
Description
The book explains the entire Catholic tradition on the interior life as well as spiritual life covering virtually all aspects of the faith. Composed of 95 chapters, it is a synthesis of Garrigou Lagrange's earlier works, Christian Perfection and Contemplation and Love of God and the Cross of Jesus.[2] It is widely regarded as a classic of modern theological literature.
In the book he propounded the thesis that infused contemplation and the resulting mystical life are in the normal way of holiness of Christian perfection. This influenced the section entitled "Chapter V: The Universal Call to Holiness in the Church" in the Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen gentium.[3]
Bibliography
- Traité de théologie ascétique et mystique. Les Trois âges de la vie intérieure, prélude de celle du ciel, Tome Ier, Les Éditions du Cerf, 1938. (Original French edition)
- Traité de théologie ascétique et mystique. Les Trois âges de la vie intérieure, prélude de celle du ciel, Tome II, Les Éditions du Cerf, 1939. (Original French edition)
- The Three Ages of the Interior Life : Prelude of Eternal Life, Vols. One and Two. B. Herder Book Co., 1947. ASIN B000IY1DE0.
- The Three Ages of the Interior Life: Prelude of Eternal Life (2 Vols.). TAN Books, 1991. ISBN 0895552477.
- The Three Ages of the Interior Life: Prelude of Eternal Life: Vol. 1. Tr. by Sister M. Timothea Doyle. Catholic Way Publishing, 2013. ISBN 1783792965.
- The Three Ages of the Interior Life: Prelude of Eternal Life: Vol. 2. Tr. by Sister M. Timothea Doyle. Catholic Way Publishing, 2013. ISBN 178379299X.
- The Three Ages of the Interior Life Vol. 1. CreateSpace Independent Pub., 2013. ISBN 1492390976.
