On Union with God
Overview
Written towards the end of his life, St. Albert the Great’s On Union with God aimed to lay the principles down needed to lead the highest spiritual life. In the Preface, P.J. Berthier writes: “It seems as though, while one reads, the mists of earth vanish and the snowy summits appear of the mounts of God. We breathe only the pure atmosphere of prayer, peace, and love, and the one great fact of the universe, the Divine Presence, is felt and realized without effort.”
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This product is part of The Medieval Preaching and Spirituality Collection (34 vols.).
Key Features
- Presents principles for leading a spiritual life by a Doctor of the Church
- Offers insight into the Middle Ages
Product Details
- Title: On Union with God
- Author: Saint Albert the Great
- Translator: P.J. Berthier
- Publisher: R. & T. Washbourne
- Publication Date: 1911
- Pages: 111
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Medieval Church
About the Author
Albert the Great was a German Dominican friar and a Catholic bishop. He is often regarded as the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages and is honored by the Catholic Church as one of 35 Doctors of the Church.
About the Translator
P.J. Berthier is the author and editor of numerous books, including Biblical Examples of Sentence, with Extracts from the Old and New Testament and The Practice of Style: Simplicity, Precision, and Harmony.
This product is part of The Medieval Preaching and Spirituality Collection (34 vols.).
- Presents principles for leading a spiritual life by a Doctor of the Church
- Offers insight into the Middle Ages
Top Highlights
“because Christian perfection has no other end but charity, which unites us to God” (Page 15)
“Keep the eye of thy soul ever in purity and peace; suffer not the form and images of this world to defile thy mind; preserve thy will from every earthly care, and let every fibre of thy heart be rooted in the love of the Sovereign Good. Thus will thy whole soul, with all its powers, be recollected in God and form but one spirit with Him.” (Page 37)
“First, close, as it were, thine eyes, and bar the doors of thy senses. Suffer not anything to entangle thy soul, nor permit any care or trouble to penetrate within it.” (Page 19)
“The image of God which is imprinted upon the soul is found in the three powers of the reason, memory, and will” (Pages 24–25)
“. Luke says: ‘The kingdom of God,’ that is, Christ, ‘is within you.’” (Page 22)
- Title: On Union with God
- Author: Saint Albert the Great
- Translator: P.J. Berthier
- Publisher: R. & T. Washbourne
- Publication Date: 1911
- Pages: 111
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Medieval Church
Albert the Great was a German Dominican friar and a Catholic bishop. He is often regarded as the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages and is honored by the Catholic Church as one of 35 Doctors of the Church.
About the Translator
P.J. Berthier is the author and editor of numerous books, including Biblical Examples of Sentence, with Extracts from the Old and New Testament and The Practice of Style: Simplicity, Precision, and Harmony.