Edith Stein: Essential Writings
Edith Stein (1891-1942), who was recently canonized, 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. She was arrested by the Nazis and died in Auschwitz in 1942. This volume highlights the extraordinary features of her spirituality -- a vision that integrated her philosophical training, her affinity for Carmelite mysticism,...
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Edith Stein (1891-1942), who was recently canonized, 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. She was arrested by the Nazis and died in Auschwitz in 1942. This volume highlights the extraordinary features of her spirituality -- 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.
Preface11Chronology13Sources15Introduction: Resilient in Hope171In and for the Life of the World35Her Special Kind of Ecstasy36A Different Ecstasy Again39Without Barriers in the World42Daily Work, "A Single Liturgy"43Concern for Others59"To Stand ... for Others"602Letting God's Plan Guide Us61Lilies of the Field62"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"69My Plans, God's Plans70"Abiding in Her Providence"71Discerning God's Designs73Led by Another763Searching for Deep Truth80"Empathy as the Understanding of Spiritual Persons"81Confronting Beliefs82Empathy Brings Comfort to a Friend86Empathic Help for Others87"Deeper" Impressions89"All Who Seek Truth Seek God"90"A Yearning for Unveiled Clarity"914Woman and Women94Woman's Intrinsic Value in National Life95"To Know and Understand the World and People"109A Young Widow Prays113Dogma's Door to Ordination Open114Teresa, Great Woman117Mary's Symbolic Value1225Freedom at the Cross124Eventually Golgotha125"The Cross Has No Purpose of Itself"125To Stand at the Cross127Love of the Cross: Thoughts for John of the Cross128Elevation of the Cross131The Marriage of the Lamb134Exaltation of the Cross141Hail Cross, Our Only Hope!145"Surrender Is the Highest Act of Freedom"145To the Resurrection153
