{"product_id":"the-seven-deadly-sins-a-thomistic-guide-to-vanquishing-vice-and-sin-9781622822348","title":"The Seven Deadly Sins: A Thomistic Guide to Vanquishing Vice and Sin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe seven deadly sins are generals leading a vast and deadly army. The soldiers are a variety of sins and misdeeds, and the capital sins are the officers who sent them on their nefarious tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas as his guide, best-selling author Kevin Vost tackles the deadly sins one-by-one, showing how they take root in our soul and give birth to offspring -- other sinful thoughts and deeds that help it reach its sinful goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn how they attacks us, and how they become ingrained habits that prevent virtue from raising us to heaven. Indeed, these sins hold us down to earth -- and possibly, ultimately, even much lower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deadly sins can be conquered, and in these pages you'll learn the methods employed by saints to vanquish vicious habits and replace them with virtuous ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow the advice in this book, and you'll soon strike at the head of sin and walk more positively in the light and love of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll also learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich sin can truly be called the deadliest in the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy there are only seven deadly sins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat takes place within our souls when we grapple with sin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationship between vices and sins - and how to sever their bonds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow each and every deadly sin is outnumbered by several opposite virtues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix deadly dominoes: Do you know the sins that almost always cause us to commit additional sins?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow \"the mother of the virtues\" dethrones \"the queen of the vices.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven sacramental and saint-sanctioned strategies to call forth God's graces to grapple with each deadly sin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Vost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophia Institute Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781622822348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin Vost, Psy.D. (1961-2023), authored twenty books, including Memorize the Faith! and How to Think Like Aquinas. He taught psychology at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee, the University of Illinois at Springfield, Lincoln Land Community College, and MacMurray College. He was a member of the Research Review Committee for American Mensa, which promotes the scientific study of human intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kevin Vost \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47792955949213,"sku":"9781622822348","price":37.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_42343ea2-1d0b-4591-b73a-039eec16df94.jpg?v=1774985557","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-seven-deadly-sins-a-thomistic-guide-to-vanquishing-vice-and-sin-9781622822348","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}