{"product_id":"the-life-of-the-world-to-come-paperback-1","title":"The Life of the World to Come - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnscar Vonier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo happier phrase was ever coined than the last sentence of the Nicene Creed. ... The life of the world to come is above all and before all the true life of this world made eternal, immortal, carried to its highest potentialities. The difficulty lies in discernment between the true and illusory life, between the abnormal yearnings of a fallen nature and the steady aspirations of the sound spirit in man.\u003c\/i\u003e -Dom Anscar Vonier \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the World to Come\u003c\/i\u003e Abbot Vonier presents the Catholic understanding of eternal life as the greatest expectation of the Christian soul, and the completion of every perfection, both of spirit and body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Along with a clear and beautiful exposition of the nature of life in heaven and the soul's union with God, Vonier answers many of the most pressing difficulties Christians find in coming to terms spiritually with the goodness of eternal life: How can we be content knowing that some souls are lost? Does the human personality disappear when it receives a new life? Can a changeless life really be joyful? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Consistently beautiful and illuminating, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the World to Come\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the great theological meditations on heaven written in our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDom Anscar Vonier, Abbot of Buckfast, was among England's greatest homilists and theologians in the early twentieth century. His many classic works include \u003ci\u003eA Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist, The Personality of Christ, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChristianus: The Form of the Catholic Person.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42586322042976,"sku":"9780692259023","price":24.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Z1VERFR5ZmRucEFmMFdVUUhUV1hrQT09.webp?v=1771091784","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-of-the-world-to-come-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}