{"product_id":"gods-ecstatic-love-9781955821568","title":"God's Ecstatic Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e Nothing is more important in life than loving God. Jesus of Nazareth said the first and greatest commandment is: \"Love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor, saint, and mystic, published \u003cem\u003eTreatise on the Love of God\u003c\/em\u003e in 1616. Scholars consider it to be one of the classics of Christian literature, on the level of \u003cem\u003eThe Cloud of Unknowing, The Imitation of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e by Thomas a Kempis, and \u003cem\u003eThe Spiritual Exercises\u003c\/em\u003e of Ignatius of Loyola. Yet, most people have never heard of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dr. Bruce Tallman's new book \u003cem\u003eGod's Ecstatic Love\u003c\/em\u003e takes de Sales' spiritual masterpiece and updates it in a way that makes sense to 21st century minds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Packed full of key quotes from scripture and the original Treatise, the goal of \u003cem\u003eGod's Ecstatic Love\u003c\/em\u003e is to enable believers to master the most important life-skill of all: a passionate and intelligent life-transforming love of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable .... grounds us in a new awareness of God's ever-present love, reaping a rich harvest of hope for our spiritual lives.\" -Michael Prieur\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Provides a mature adult spirituality grounded in authentic love of God and neighbor.\" -Edwin Buettner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Invaluable for anyone on a journey to nurturing a more intimate relationship with God.\" -John Fraresso \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You will find your own love of God grows as you discover God loves you beyond anything you can imagine.\" -Michael Tremblay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apocryphile Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955821568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bruce Tallman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44391888453813,"sku":"9781955821568","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_51177b3f-6894-4ae7-bdc5-cfff62cf3dc2.jpg?v=1719949112","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gods-ecstatic-love-9781955821568","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}