Teresa of Avila Mystical Writings

by Tessa Bielecki

Overview

This book is a lucid introduction to the life and writings of St. Teresa of Avila, with special emphasis on what makes Teresa a model for contemporary men and women. Teresa was a highly erotic woman, brilliant administrator, consumate diplomat, faithful lover, and an insightful observer of the human condition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824525040
Publisher:	The Crossroad Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/01/1994
Series:	Crossroad Spiritual Legacy
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.38(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Tessa Bielecki is Mother Abbess of the Spiritual Life Institute,a Carmelite community with hermitages in Colorado, Nova Scotia, and Ireland. She studied for a career in international relations at Trinity College in Washington, D.C., before entering a monastery in 1967. Mother Tessa is actively involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogs and international initiatives exploring world peace and planetary survival. She is the author of Teresa of Avila: Ecstasy and Common Sense and Holy Daring, and publisher of Forefront,a quarterly magazine of contemporary spirituality.