Fruits of the Spirit: Treasures from the Spiritual Classics

by Evelyn Underhill

Brief extracts from the Underhill book, Fruits of the Spirit, first published in 1942, the year after Underhill's death. Each of these brief pieces is actually a meditation on some aspect of the spiritual life, and makes excellent devotional reading.

Genres: Christianity, Christian, Spirituality

66 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1982

About the author

Evelyn Underhill was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism.

In the English-speaking world, she was one of the most widely read writers on such matters in the first half of the twentieth century. No other book of its type—until the appearance in 1946 of Aldous Huxley's The Perennial Philosophy—met with success to match that of her best-known work, Mysticism, published in 1911.

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Reviews

[Bo Majors · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

One of the best expositions I have seen on the fruit of the Holy Spirit. I intend to read it many times and mostly, pray over it.

[Margaret E. Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

To be read over and over

The writings in this collection are short and appropriate as a stepping off point for group discussion. I find that during the time of pandemic, there are many parallels to the fear and uncertainty that Underhill's world faced during WWII.

[Keith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was selection from Underhills "The Fruit of the Spirit". Evelyn Underhill was a Christian mystic who lived a life of prayer. That life was about becoming more like Christ in his compassionate, loving nature. The Fruit of the Spirit is moving beyond belief and understanding what it looks like to become more like Christ.