{"product_id":"in-the-likeness-of-christ","title":"In the Likeness of Christ","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Edward Leen, C.S.Sp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The instrument of man’s sanctification,” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eremarks Edward Leen by way of introducing \u003ci\u003eIn the Likeness of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, “is man’s own human life.” For this reason, Leen makes the subject of this series of studies the human character of Jesus Christ, with the practical purpose of providing Christians a means of imitating and adhering to the “divine model of human perfection.” Tracking through the mysteries of the life of the Word made flesh—from his humble birth in Bethlehem, to his suffering and death on Calvary, to his glorious resurrection on Easter Sunday—\u003ci\u003eIn the Likeness of Christ \u003c\/i\u003efinds that each individual mystery sheds new, supernal light on the person of the Savior.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen you have Christ you are rich and He is sufficient for you.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe will provide for you. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(Thomas á Kempis)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLike his spiritual mentor Dom Columba Marmion, Edward Leen made the cen­tral focus of his widely read spiritual writings the relationship between Christ and the soul of the individual. \u003ci\u003eIn the Likeness of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, steeped as it is in the saving harmonies of Sacred Scripture, facilitates that vital contact with the Divine Savior wherein the branch is grafted onto the Vine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Leen\u003c\/b\u003e (1885–1944), an Irish Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, was a missionary and scholar, as well as prolific, widely-read author on spiritual matters. Besides \u003ci\u003eIn the Likeness of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, his other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Vine and the Branches\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChristian Education\u003c\/i\u003e—also available from Cluny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e287pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e978-1685950088\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100032754031,"sku":"978-1685950088","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1494.jpg?v=1781124687","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/in-the-likeness-of-christ","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}