The Three Conversions in the Spiritual Life

This book synopsizes the longer works by Lagrange, and I've already had several epiphanies, especially on the whole concept of God's love, and why we are admonished so strongly to love ALL.As a brief quote: "We wholly love God when we desire to make him loved by all...If we exclude even one soul from Him..and from our own love, then we lose God Himself."You'll have to read the book and the above quote in context to really get the depth of its meaning, but hopefully it's succinct enough to give you a taste of the intention.Highly recommend this book for anyone who wishes to attain true knowledge of God's love and wisdom (that means, EVERYONE :) This is a fine indtroduction, until I can afford the lengthier volumes from Lagrange (Particularly the "Three Ages of the Interior Life," which you can find online to read as well.)

This small book is a synthesis of two Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange's other (much larger) books "Christian Perfection and Contemplation" and "The Love of God and the Cross of Christ." In the Three Conversions, Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange discusses the interior life, specifically the transition from way to another way i.e. the CONVERSIONS. Drawing on the writings of the great St John of the Cross, we are told about the signs and changes that must take place in order to continue on our spiritual journey, which is FOR EVERYONE, not just priests and religious. I had read Christian Perfection and Contemplation before this, so I found the material to be very accessible, and it seemed to me that for someone wanting an introduction or at least a place to start with Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange's writings on the interior life, that this would be the place to do it. However, I do have a friend who started with this book and is having a hard time with it. CPAC is over 400 pages, while this book is only 110, so I would still recommend starting here if you are interested in learning more about the interior life. Of course, next comes Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange's massive two volume work "The Three Ages of the Interior Life."

This is one of the Top 5 theological works of the 1900s. Father Garrigou-Lagrange was the doctoral director for the Polish priest Karol Wojtyła - who became Pope Saint John Paul II.This book synthesizes the Carmelite mystical "threefold way" with the doctrinal tradition of Saint Thomas Aquinas. A masterpiece.Moreover, this book is basically an abridged form of Garrigou-Lagrange's 1,400 page magnum opus: The Three Ages of the Interior Life.Read this shorter "Three Conversions" first and if you want to go deeper, graduate to his longer "Three Ages."

We had to have a replacement and story didn’t require a return so we were able to donate the other book to the local Catholic Church! The receptionist was thrilled!! Thank you! 😊

This book is a quick read and an excellent introduction to spiritual growth. Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange shows how sacred scripture, tradition, St. Catherine of Siena, St. John of the Cross and St. Thomas Aquinas speak in unison about the importance of prayer. As a convert, I found this book particularly helpful because 'prayer' has an entirely different meaning within the various protestant groups. After reading this one, you will surely want to read "Christian Perfection and Contemplation."

I'm reading this book for a class. very interesting and tho it was written many years ago, the cultural climate has many similarities to our life today.

Outstanding book on the spiritual life. This is a must have in your Catholic Library. It is small and much more accessible than his other books.( They are outstanding, too. Don't mean to discourage anyone) HIs other books can be intimidating, not this. I think you will be glad you bought this.

The book is excellent, no question. But the edition sold with ISBN 978-1095680407, with the stained glass window on the cover, is an annoyingly sloppy "Independently Published" version. Some slob has cut and pasted the text into place, invented a nice cover, and paid no attention to whether the book is readable. The inside margins (at the binding) are so tiny that you can't read the end of a line (on the left-hand pages; or, the beginning of a line on the right-hand pages) without pulling the pages away from the binding. So, a rip-off, if you actually want to read the text.