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During this exciting time of spiritual renewal, people
from every denomination and creed are asking the same question:
how do we move beyond merely believing in Christ to
becoming
new people in Christ? How do we grow through faithfulness into
holiness? By Way of Grace is a contemporary account of the
traditional Christian journey toward transformation. Each
chapter is devoted to one of the great virtues: prudence,
temperance, justice, fortitude, humility, faith, hope, and
love. Each also focuses on the life and work of a major
contemplative saint: Basil of Caesarea, Gregory the Great,
Bernard of Clairvaux, Thomas Aquinas, Teresa of Avila, Francis
de Sales, Therese of Lisieux, and Edith Stein. And each is
connected by an ongoing narrative thread, author Paula Huston’s
personal encounter with a rich, full, and fascinating Christianity
nearly forgotten in modern times. Written in the spirit of
her award-winning The Holy Way: Practices for a Simple Life,
By Way of Grace is meant for everyone who longs for a
“life hidden in Christ” that might also become a source of
hope and a blessing to others.
Paula Huston, a National Endowment for the Arts
Creative Writing Fellow, has published fiction and essays
for more than twenty-five years. She is a wife, mother,
university teacher, and Camaldolese Benedictine oblate.
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