The Way of Perfection

• The Way of Perfection
• A classic book on how to pray by Saint Teresa of Avila
• Discusses the attributes of a prayerful life and the nature of the path toward communion with God

Millions have read and benefited from this book since it was first written nearly 500 years ago. The most accessible translation of this book by the great St. Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection includes her rich theological insight as well as her infectious humor and light-heartedness. Throughout, her subject is how to make progress in the contemplative life— that is, in fact, what she calls the “way of perfection.” 

Rendered here into contemporary English, St. Teresa's words, with their warm-hearted approach to Christian transformation, will help you look deeply into what it really means, sometimes in the smallest of details, to have a relationship with Jesus.

The most accessible translation of this book by the great St. Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection includes her rich theological insight as well as her infectious humor and light-heartedness. Throughout, her subject is how to make progress in the contemplative life— that is, in fact, what she calls the “way of perfection.”