Edith Stein: Essential Writings

by John Sullivan

Overview

"Be patient with yourself; God is."—Edith Stein "The discerning spiritual reader will find gems here on divine providence, surrendering to God as the ultimate liberation, and concern for others." —Spirituality and Health Edith Stein (1891-1942), canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1998, was one of the most intriguing Catholics of the twentieth century. A Jewish convert, an eminent philosopher, educator, and advocate for women, she became a Discalced Carmelite nun, Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Arrested by the Nazis she died in Auschwitz in 1942. This volume highlights the extraordinary features of her spirituality for general readers - a vision that integrated her philosophical training, her affinity for Carmelite mysticism, and her personal identification with the way of the Cross. Edith Stein provides a wonderful introduction to an extraordinary mind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570754289
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	03/01/2002
Series:	Modern Spiritual Masters Series
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	5.41(w) x 8.28(h) x 0.47(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	11
	Chronology	13
	Sources	15
	Introduction: Resilient in Hope	17
1.	In and for the Life of the World	35
	Her Special Kind of Ecstasy	36
	A Different Ecstasy Again	39
	Without Barriers in the World	42
	Daily Work, "A Single Liturgy"	43
	Concern for Others	59
	"To Stand ... for Others"	60
2.	Letting God's Plan Guide us	61
	Lilies of the Field	62
	"A State of Resting in God"	62
	"Able to Rest in God"	64
	"Carried by a Strong Arm"	67
	"Living at the Lord's Hand"	69
	My Plans, God's Plans	70
	"Abiding in Her Providence"	71
	Discerning God's Designs	73
	Led by Another	76
3.	Searching for Deep Truth	80
	"Empathy as the Understanding of Spiritual Persons"	81
	Confronting Beliefs	82
	Empathy Brings Comfort to a Friend	86
	Empathic Help for Others	87
	"Deeper" Impressions	89
	"All Who Seek Truth Seek God"	90
	"A Yearning for Unveiled Clarity"	91
4.	Woman and Women	94
	Woman's Intrinsic Value in National Life	95
	"To Know and Understand the World and People"	109
	A Young Widow Prays	113
	Dogma's Door to Ordination Open	114
	Teresa, Great Woman	117
	Mary's Symbolic Value	122
5.	Freedom at the Cross	124
	Eventually Golgotha	125
	"The Cross Has No Purpose of Itself"	125
	To Stand at the Cross	127
	Love of the Cross: Thoughts for John of the Cross	128
	Elevation of the Cross	131
	The Marriage of the Lamb	134
	Exaltation of the Cross	141
	Hail Cross, Our Only Hope!	145
	"Surrender Is the Highest Act of Freedom"	145
	To the Resurrection	153

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The discerning spiritual reader will find gems here on divine providence, surrendering to God as the ultimate liberation, and concern for others." —Spirituality and Health

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