Spiritual Warfare: And Six Other Spiritual Writings of Peter of John Olivi

While Peter of John Olivi (d. 1298) is generally classified more as a theologian and/or philosopher than as a spiritual director, Robert Karris presents several short works by Olivi which clearly indicate that he was concerned for the spiritual progress of lay people, too. Besides Olivi’s four spiritual writings—The Armed Soldier, The Prayer of Thanksgiving, Lessons on Growth in the Spiritual Life and Remedies against Spiritual Temptations—Karris adds his treatise on The Lord’s Prayer, on The Seven Sentiments of Christ Jesus, and an abbreviated version of his commentary on Mary’s response to Gabriel in Luke 1:26-38.