Edith Stein: Philosopher and Mystic
About the Author:\ Sr. Josephine Koeppel, O.C.D. is a Discalced Carmelite nun at the monastery in Elysburg, Pennsylvania
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The twentieth anniversary of the beatification of Edith Stein (1891–1942), the accomplished Jewish philosopher who made a spiritual journey from atheism to agnosticism before eventually converting to Catholicism, will be celebrated in 2007. In Edith Stein: Philosopher and Mystic, Josephine Koeppel chronicles the life of this influential saint from her secular youth and entrance into a German monastery to her tragic death at Auschwitz. This accessible work will reward readers of all faiths interested in the life of a remarkable woman who changed the modern conception of sainthood.
First Delineations of Edith Stein 1A Taste of the Spirit 7Begin as You Mean to Go On 17The First Gift: Life in a Jewish Family 23Truth Wears Human Features 33Gateway to the Future: Gottingen (1913-1916) 41When Friends Are True 47On With Life 55This is the Truth 61At the Peak: Truth 73The Night that was Light as Day 89I Will Lead Her to the Desert 93A Door Opens 101A Place Apart 107Pray Always, Meditating Day or Night 117Consider the Lilies 125In the House of the Lord, All My Days 137Sister to Those You Gave Me 143Truth in Final Glory 155Star and Cross in Eternal Light 163On Bibliography and Sources 179Afterword 183Appendix 191
