{"product_id":"the-practice-of-the-presence-of-god-critical-edition-9780935216219","title":"The Practice of the Presence of God  Critical Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdited by Conrad De Meester, OCD \u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Salvatore Sciurba, OCD \u003cbr\u003eWith a preface by Gerald E. May, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most complete and accurate English edition of Brother Lawrence's classic work—translated and edited directly from the French critical edition, with spiritual clarity and simplicity that have drawn readers for over three centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrother Lawrence's central insight is simple: God can be loved and encountered in every moment—in work, in silence, in small tasks, in fatigue, in joy. His teaching has shaped generations of Christians who seek intimacy with God in the ordinary rhythm of daily life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew spiritual texts have shaped Christian prayer as profoundly as \u003cem\u003eThe Practice of the Presence of God\u003c\/em\u003e. Brother Lawrence, a humble Discalced Carmelite lay brother from the seventeenth century, didn't compose any books during his life—only letters, spiritual maxims, and recollections preserved by those who knew him. This edition definitively collects everything that has been scholarly attributed to him and presents the complete Brother Lawrence as we have him today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ICS Publications edition represents the full integrity of the text without abridgement and returns to the earliest French manuscripts known. The result is the most reliable, readable, and complete version available in English, and includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe complete Spiritual Maxims;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll surviving letters of Brother Lawrence;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe complete Conversations and other biographical recollections;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical notes clarifying context, authorship, and later textual variants;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fresh, accurate translation that preserves Brother Lawrence's simplicity without smoothing away his Catholic identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ICS Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":717103137,"sku":"0935216219","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0408\/9389\/products\/9780935216219.jpeg?v=1759259883","url":"https:\/\/www.stcloudbookshop.com\/products\/the-practice-of-the-presence-of-god-critical-edition-9780935216219","provider":"St. Cloud Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}