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Listening to Edith Stein: Wisdom for a New Century
In addition to exploring and dialoging with others in the history of philosophy as well as her contemporaries, Edith Stein Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942) has added her own voice to some of the fundamental questions that have been taken up by great minds over the centuries, from Aristotle to Aquinas and beyond. Stein did not simply bring together the work of the various great philosophers and theologians; rather, she delved into their work after having first wrestled with the topics themselves.
These fifteen essays by leading international Stein scholars demonstrate the breadth and depth Stein's writings a wide terrain for scholarly exploration as well as for the general reader seeking to glean St. Edith Stein's wisdom on prayer, renewal and feminism. This newest Carmelite Studies volume offers a unique opportunity to listen to the voice and wisdom of this 20th century philosopher, convert, Carmelite and martyr.
Includes a comprehensive index, a complete list of all editions of Edith Stein's works in both German and English, and biographical sketches of the contributors.
Edith Stein is one of the most significant German-Jewish women of the 20th century. At age twenty-five she became the first assistant to Edmund Husserl, the founder of Phenomenology. She was in great demand as a writer and lecturer after her conversion from atheism to Catholicism. Later, as a Discalced Carmelite nun, she continued her intellectual pursuits until, like so many others, she became a victim of Nazi persecution that raged across Eastern Europe. She died in Auschwitz on August 9, 1942. In 1998 she was canonized a saint.
In recent decades there has been a worldwide upsurge of interest in Stein's philosophical contributions, as well as her approach to spirituality, prayer, and feminism. This volume is intended as a contribution to that interest.
By focusing on various aspects of Stein's multifaceted work, each of these thirteen scholars contributes to the important task of identifying Stein's distinctive voice in the perennial human quest for truth.
This pivotal book is a unique opportunity to listen to the voice and wisdom of this 20th-century philosopher, convert, Carmelite and martyr. That voice beckons us to connect with the wisdom of the past and to draw on our individual experience and talents, and add our own contributions.
The authors and their respective essays
Ann Astell
Carmel in Cologne, Echt and Edith Stein's Last Journeys and the Meaning of Place in Exile
Angela Ales Bello
The Spiritual Life and Its Degrees According to Edith Stein
Edith Between Husserl and Thomas Phenomenology and Christian Philosophy
Prudence Allen, RSM
The Passion of Edith Stein Revisited
Sarah Borden Sharkey
Value, Emotions, and Edith Stein
Johanna Valiquette
Edith Stein's Body, Soul, Spirit
Kathleen Haney
Images of the Stein's Semiotics of Mystical Theology
Genesis and Phenomenological Feminism in St. John Paul II and St. Edith Stein
Michael F. Andrews
Faith and Edith Stein on the Paradox of Prayer
John Sullivan, O.C.D.
Edith Stein and The New Spirit Already Exists and Will Prevail
Walter Redmond
A Purely Formal God Exists
Mette Lebech
Edith Stein and Martin On the Meaning of Being
Antonio Calcagno
Being, Aevum, and Edith Stein on Death and Dying
Michael R. Paradiso-Michau
Empathy and the Edith Stein and Emmanuel Levinas
Isobel Bowditch
Life and the Other Edith Stein and Michel Henry
These fifteen essays by leading international Stein scholars demonstrate the breadth and depth Stein's writings a wide terrain for scholarly exploration as well as for the general reader seeking to glean St. Edith Stein's wisdom on prayer, renewal and feminism. This newest Carmelite Studies volume offers a unique opportunity to listen to the voice and wisdom of this 20th century philosopher, convert, Carmelite and martyr.
Includes a comprehensive index, a complete list of all editions of Edith Stein's works in both German and English, and biographical sketches of the contributors.
Edith Stein is one of the most significant German-Jewish women of the 20th century. At age twenty-five she became the first assistant to Edmund Husserl, the founder of Phenomenology. She was in great demand as a writer and lecturer after her conversion from atheism to Catholicism. Later, as a Discalced Carmelite nun, she continued her intellectual pursuits until, like so many others, she became a victim of Nazi persecution that raged across Eastern Europe. She died in Auschwitz on August 9, 1942. In 1998 she was canonized a saint.
In recent decades there has been a worldwide upsurge of interest in Stein's philosophical contributions, as well as her approach to spirituality, prayer, and feminism. This volume is intended as a contribution to that interest.
By focusing on various aspects of Stein's multifaceted work, each of these thirteen scholars contributes to the important task of identifying Stein's distinctive voice in the perennial human quest for truth.
This pivotal book is a unique opportunity to listen to the voice and wisdom of this 20th-century philosopher, convert, Carmelite and martyr. That voice beckons us to connect with the wisdom of the past and to draw on our individual experience and talents, and add our own contributions.
The authors and their respective essays
Ann Astell
Carmel in Cologne, Echt and Edith Stein's Last Journeys and the Meaning of Place in Exile
Angela Ales Bello
The Spiritual Life and Its Degrees According to Edith Stein
Edith Between Husserl and Thomas Phenomenology and Christian Philosophy
Prudence Allen, RSM
The Passion of Edith Stein Revisited
Sarah Borden Sharkey
Value, Emotions, and Edith Stein
Johanna Valiquette
Edith Stein's Body, Soul, Spirit
Kathleen Haney
Images of the Stein's Semiotics of Mystical Theology
Genesis and Phenomenological Feminism in St. John Paul II and St. Edith Stein
Michael F. Andrews
Faith and Edith Stein on the Paradox of Prayer
John Sullivan, O.C.D.
Edith Stein and The New Spirit Already Exists and Will Prevail
Walter Redmond
A Purely Formal God Exists
Mette Lebech
Edith Stein and Martin On the Meaning of Being
Antonio Calcagno
Being, Aevum, and Edith Stein on Death and Dying
Michael R. Paradiso-Michau
Empathy and the Edith Stein and Emmanuel Levinas
Isobel Bowditch
Life and the Other Edith Stein and Michel Henry
456 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 2018
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