Christian Life, Catholic authors 

Louis of Granada lived and wrote during the first half of the sixteenth century, a contemporary of another great mystical writer, St. Teresa of Avila. He stands out as one of the foremost, and most prolific of all Dominican writers on the spiritual life.

Among the fifty odd published works of Fray Luis sixteen deal explicitly with spiritual theology. For many centuries his Sinner's Guide has ranked as a spiritual classic.

His best and most comprehensive work is this Summa of the Christian Life, not available in English translation until now. Here he displays himself for what he wished and labored to be - a theologian for the laity. He has followed the plan of the great Summa of St. Thomas Aquinas almost article by article, to provide a practical spiritual exposition of the mysteries of the Christian faith.

The message of Granada should continue to exert a forceful and healthy impact on those who seek their God through the misty mazes of modern living.

Taken from the back cover.

Translated and adapted by Jordan Aumann, OP, STD.