Transformation in Christ

by Dietrich von Hildebrand

Publisher:

Ignatius

, 2001

Overview

Recognized as a modern spiritual classic this sublime and practical study, perhaps Dietrich von Hildebrand’s greatest work, gives a penetrating analysis of the true path to holiness for those who love Christ. The first requisite is the person’s desire for change; with that fundamental attitude in mind, von Hildebrand devotes a chapter to each of the successive spiritual attitudes necessary for those who strive for Christian perfection. The Beatitudes are treated with beauty and depth—a challenge to every serious Christian to put these teachings into practice.

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Key Features

• Examination of the spiritual attitudes characteristic of the “new man in Christ”
• Exploration of the Beatitudes that challenges Christians to put Christ’s teachings into practice

Contents

• The Readiness to Change
• Contrition
• Self-Knowledge
• True Consciousness
• True Simplicity
• Recollection and Contemplation
• Humility
• Confidence in God
• Striving for Perfection
• True Freedom
• Blessed Are They Who Hunger for Justice
• Holy Patience
• Blessed Are the Peacemakers
• Holy Meekness
• Holy Mercy
• Holy Sorrow
• Holy Sobriety
• True Surrender of Self

Praise for the Print Edition

A magnificent treatise by a distinguished philosopher on the pursuit of spiritual perfection.

—Publishers Weekly

A major contribution to the only important question: the transformation of our soul in Christ.

—Archbishop Fulton Sheen

A masterpiece of modern spirituality: eminently practical and highly recommended.

—Fr. John Hardon, S.J.

A solid and penetrating analysis of the Christian virtues, and their application in the struggle toward Christian perfection.

—Library Journal

Product Details

• Title: Transformation in Christ
• Author: Dietrich von Hildebrand
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 538

About Dietrich von Hildebrand

Dietrich von Hildebrand (October 12, 1889 – January 26, 1977) was a German Catholic philosopher and theologian who was called (informally) by Pope Pius XII “the 20th Century Doctor of the Church. ” Pope John Paul II greatly admired the work of von Hildebrand, remarking once to von Hildebrand’s widow, Alice von Hildebrand, “Your husband is one of the great ethicists of the twentieth century.