Saint Teresa of Àvila’s influence on Edith Stein’s spiritual life Cover Image

Wpływ św. Teresy z Ávili na życie duchowe Edyty Stein
Saint Teresa of Àvila’s influence on Edith Stein’s spiritual life

Author(s): Anna Grzegorczyk
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Gender Studies, Philosophy of Religion, 16th Century, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: spiritual development; Carmelite tradition; truth; wisdom; experience; woman; saintness;

Summary/Abstract: In Edith Stein’s works one can find reflections of some of Saint Teresa of Àvila’s ideas. Similarity of their characters can be one clue to explain it, but what’s more important – it is their Carmelite spirituality what makes this resemblance. Close parallel between them both can be seen in matters like concept of true, of wisdom, and the issues of woman. Beside historical distance and all biographical differences, Edith Stein and Saint Teresa of Àvila join into Carmelite tradition through spiritual experience, understanding and expression.

  • Issue Year: 19/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 99-117
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish