{"product_id":"9780895558831","title":"Attaining Salvation: Devout Reflections and Meditations","description":"The promise of Eternal life has been a clarion call to the Saints for centuries, rousing them to action and heroic virtue. They knew that, compared with Eternity, this life is but a shadow. \u003cp\u003eEternity beckons to us as well. We must seek the same destination as the Saints in the midst of a world filled with amusements and vanities that constantly threaten to derail us on our journey to Heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSt. Alphonsus Liguori's ATTAINING SALVATION is a timeless, priceless compass for that journey. Written when the great Doctor of the Church was 77 years old, this treasury of reflections shines with the mature learning of a brilliant mind and a life dedicated to the study and service of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 45 short chapters filled with provocative Scripture quotes, this book is at once challenging and easy to understand. It can be read a little at a time or all at once with equal benefit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eATTAINING SALVATION will instruct and inspire every reader with the commanding insight of one of the Church's great saints. Its words do not just feed the intellect; they nurture the soul. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is St. Alphonsus Liguori at his best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For what is your life? It is a vapor, which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away.\" -St. James 4:15\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TAN Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019856396528,"sku":"9780895558831","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780895558831_p0.jpg?v=1763850872","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780895558831","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}