The Life of the World to Come by Anscar Vonier

The Life of the World to Come by Anscar Vonier

No 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. -Dom Anscar Vonier

In The Life of the World to Come 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.

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?

Consistently beautiful and illuminating, The Life of the World to Come is one of the great theological meditations on heaven written in our time.

Dom Anscar Vonier, Abbot of Buckfast, was among the greatest sacamental theologians of the English-speaking world, famous for his clarity in explaining the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas for lay readers. His many works in include The Personality of Christ, The Angels and The Spirit and the Bride.

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ISBN 13	9780692259023
ISBN 10	0692259023
Title	The Life of the World to Come
Author	Anscar Vonier
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Assumption Press
Year published	2014-07-20
Number of pages	114
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