The Conversion of Edith Stein

Gaboriau, Florent

ISBN 10: 1587311259 / ISBN 13: 9781587311253

Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2002

Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 15298837-6

Synopsis :

One fateful day Edith Stein took from a friend's bookshelf the autobiography of Saint Teresa of Avila. In it she found the simple truth about human existance. Shortly afterward, she became a Catholic, but her desire to become a Carmelite like Teresa was delayed for some time. Eventually whe entered the convent in Cologne. Because Nazi persecution of Jews, converted or not, she asked to be moved to a convent in the Netherlands. the German armies occupation soon followed. It was from the Carmelite convent of Echt that she was taken in 1942, shipped to Auschwitz and executed. Florent Gaboriau sees Edith Stein's conversion under three aspects: first the conversion of a 'Jew' then the conversion of a 'femenist', finally the conversion of a 'philosopher'. Stein saw her conversion as the fulfillment of herself as Jewish; she saw the uniqueness of woman in the light of faith; she saw her phenomenology as finding its home withn Christian philosophy. One of the most brilliant women of her generation, Stein became a model of sanctity. But her canonization by John Paul II was the occasion for strange reactions. Gaboriau's account of her conversion puts it all into perspective.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Conversion of Edith Stein
Éditeur : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Date d'édition : 2002
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Good