Ascent of the Mind to God: By the Ladder of Creation

by St. Robert Bellarmine SJ

Book Overview

The Ascent of the Mind to God, stands apart from Bellarmine's Apologetic works. Written after a retreat in 1614, he christened it his "Benjamin", because it was born in old age, and the first of many other spiritual works which have been popular for centuries.

The Ascent proposes 15 steps of a ladder, beginning with man, the microcosm of all creation, being a development of Homo creates est which are found in the first principle of St. Ignatius'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1957066091
• ISBN13: 9781957066097
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Mediatrix Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"