The Scale (or Ladder) of Perfection

by Walter Hilton

Book Overview

THE SCALE (OR LADDER) OF PERFECTION is a guide to the contemplative life in which the soul is reformed to the image and likeness of God. Book One provides an overview of contemplation and its prerequisites, a discussion of prayer and meditation, and a path for dealing with sins, both obvious and hidden, through self-awareness, humility, and the love of God. By these means one passes through the darkness known to another English mystic as "the cloud...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1456308440
• ISBN13: 9781456308445
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"