Carmelite Studies: Centenary of Saint Teresa

by Catholic University of America, John Sullivan

1582-1982. This third volume of Carmelite Studies presents a set of ten essays that honor St Teresa of Avila as A Woman for her times, her culture, her Church and of the Living Spirit. The texts were originally presented to an audience of almost six-hundred people who gathered at Catholic University in Washington D.C. to celebrate the Fourth Centenary of St. Teresa's Death. The collective message of speakers from nine institutions of higher learning - among them Susan Muto of the Institute of Formative Spirituality, Ciriaco Moron-Arroyo of Cornell Univ., Ernest Larkin, O. Carm. and Monika Hellwig of Georgetown Univ. - describes many of Teresa's contributions to students of history, culture, and church life spirituality and questions concerning the role of women. The authors also show how Teresa can influence one's own personal life, that is, they present insights into the influence of La Madre on spiritual growth as well as thee mark she left on the field of their experiences. They thus provide a blending of scholarship and education that Teresa herself would have applauded. PART 1. Theresa the Woman - St. Teresa of A directress of formation for all times by Susan Muto; Elements of a feminist spirituality in St. Teresa by Sonya A. Quitslund; PART 2. Theresa and Her Times - St. Teresa of Avila and the Avila of St. Teresa by Jodi Bilinkoff; Teresa of Jesus : daughter of the Church, woman of the Reformation by Keith J. Egan; Teresa and her "I will give you a Living Book" : spiritual currents at work at the time of St. Teresa of Jesus by Ciriaco Morón-Arroyo; The vernacular mind of St. Teresa by Elias R. Rivers; PART 3. Theresa and Her Church - The saving role of the human Christ for St. Teresa by Eamon R. Carroll; St. Teresa's presentation of her religious experience by Joseph Chorpenning; PART 4. Teresa of the Living Spirit - St. Teresa of Avila and centering prayer by Ernest Larkin; St. Teresa's inspiration in our times by Monika Hellwig

227 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1984

About the author

The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by U.S. Catholic bishops. Established in 1887 as a graduate and research center following approval by Pope Leo XIII on Easter Sunday, the university began offering undergraduate education in 1904.