Transformation in Christ was first published in German in 1940 as Die Umgestaltung in Christus. Because Dietrich von Hildebrand was at that time proscribed from publishing by the Nazis, Benziger Verlag (Einsiedeln and Cologne) published the book using the pseudonym Peter Ott for the author. Longmans, Green and Company published the first English edition in 1948. Franciscan Herald Press reprinted it in 1974, and Sophia House printed it again in 1990. This 2001 edition is published by Ignatius Press with permission of Alice von Hildebrand.
© 1948, 1976 Dietrich von Hildebrand
© 1990 Alice von Hildebrand
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As this book was first published long before the liturgical changes instituted by Vatican Council II, it sometimes refers to prayers or other acts that are no longer in use in the Liturgy. However, familiarity with the pre-Vatican II Liturgy is not necessary to understand these passages: their context suffices to explain them.
References to the Psalms are based on the psalm and verse numeration found in the Vulgate.
Cover design, by Roxanne Mei Lum
Reprinted 2001 Ignatius Press, San Francisco
ISBN 978-0-89870-869-1
Library of Congress control number 2001090564
Printed in the United States of America