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The Spiritual Life

by Evelyn Underhill · 1984 · 104 pages

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An uplifting description of the pursuit of the spiritual life, written by one of the greatest mystics of the twentieth century, who describes not only the spiritual state of communing with God but also the state of cooperating with God!

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Themes
spiritualitychristian
Audience
adult
Length
short · 104 pages

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