Signposts Along the Spiritual Path: Characteristics of the Spiritual Path

by Pope Shenouda III

This book speaks to you about the characteristics of the spiritual path and the signposts along the way, from its starting point and all the way through, + The Spiritual Goal + The Fear of God + Self-coercion + The Inner Work and the Positive Work + Seriousness and Commitment + Faithfulness + The Life of Victory + The Life of Surrender + The Life of Thanksgiving + The Narrow Gate + Spiritual Growth as a journey towards perfection, with explanations on hindrances to growth. It is a book that accompanies you step by step, from the beginning until perfection.

177 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 14, 2020

About the author

H.H. Pope Shenouda III (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲅ̅ Papa Abba Šenoude pimah šoumt , Arabic: بابا الإسكندرية شنودة الثالث‎ Bābā al-Iskandarīyah Shinūdah al-Thālith; born Nazeer Gayed Roufail نظير جيد روفائيل ) was the 117th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria from his consecration on 14 November 1971 until death. Previously, as Father Antonios the Syrian, Pope Cyril VI appointed him to the bishopric of Christian Education and as Dean of the Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary, and renamed him Shenouda in honour of the renowned scholar and writer in Coptic, Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite on 30 September 1962.

In 2000, Pope Shenouda III was awarded the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura.