![]() Francis de Sales launches into a masterful combination of theological principles and practical application regarding divine love-which is the subject of Our Lord's First and greatest Commandment. Thomas, and one of the most learned." After laying the Scholastic groundwork (Book 1 of the Treatise), St. ![]() The Treatise on the Love of God has well been called "the greatest work of genius in theology since St. Francis de Sales was moreover widely read in the Greek and Latin classics. Francis de Sales also shows his intimate knowledge of Sacred Scripture, startling the reader with surprising insights into its hidden spiritual meanings. Excellently versed in both the Fathers and the Scholastics-especially St. Francis de Sales' vast knowledge and mastery of language, the work is an acknowledged classic. ![]() ![]() Because of the book's order, clarity and sound doctrine, and because of St. Treatise on the Love of God is in every respect a great work. ![]()
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