Theology in Practice

What exactly is theology? It is nothing more or less than God study. In some ways, everyone who prays is a theologian. All Christians are called not only to holiness, but also to theology. "Be transformed by the renewal of your mind" (Romans 12:2).

However, theology as taught in colleges might seem to be a faraway abstraction reserved for an intellectual elite. This cannot be correct. To demonstrate this, seasoned spiritual directors Cistercian Fathers Roch Kereszty and Denis Farkasfalvy of the University of Dallas have written Theology in Practice: A Beginner's Guide to the Spiritual Life.

This work completes the cycle between theological study and human experience, taking readers from the earliest inklings of God's presence through the fire of marital love, the mystery of the Eucharist, and ultimately the hour of death. Never before has the Church held as firmly as she does now that spirituality, like leaven, must infiltrate and change ordinary, "average" people. It should not be confined to those who retreat from society.

This one-of-a-kind masterpiece, authored by two longstanding friends and religious brothers, draws on the treasures of Cistercian founder Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—and, with him, the whole Church Fathers tradition—to impart Christ's peace to hearts and minds.