Living Love: A Modern Edition of Treatise on the Love of God (Christian Classics (Brewster, Mass.).)

Living Love is familiar to many readers as Treatise on the Love of God, written by Francis de Sales during the turbulent beginning years of Calvinism. While bishop of Geneva, de Sales began to write his treatise, divided into twelve short books and published in 1616. This mildly edited version condenses each book into a chapter. Bernard Bangley's gentle touch has preserved de Sale's enthusiasm for God, his compassion, and good humor.

This book reads like long letters to a friend, sprinkled with anecdotes and illustrations from nature. Above all, Living Love is the helping hand of a skilled spiritual director, offering the assurance "that a deep and satisfying prayer life is not only possible, but within the reach of anyone who will accept what God is forever offering."