The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila Vol 1 (contains The Book of Her Life, Spiritual Testimonies, and Soliloquies)

by Otilio Rodriguez (Translator), Kieran Kavanaugh (Translator), Saint Teresa of Avila

Overview

This book contains Book of Her Life, Spiritual Testimonies, and Soliloquies.
Includes fully linked general and biblical indexes.

This is the second edition of Volume One of The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, first woman doctor of the church. The translators have taken full advantage of all that recent scholarship has contributed to a better understanding of Teresa and her writings. This volume includes her first major work, The Book of Her Life, and two of her shorter works, the Spiritual Testimonies and the Soliloquies. Clear and contemporary, this rendering captures Teresa's spirit while remaining faithful to her thought. Includes fully linked general and biblical indexes.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING...
"A singularly direct yet thoroughly readable version of the great mystic."
—Theological Studies

"A must item for any library of spiritual works."
—Cross and Crown

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016722382
Publisher:	ICS Publications
Publication date:	07/16/2011
Series:	The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	420
Sales rank:	570,084
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Author: St. Teresa of Avila
St. Teresa of Jesus was born in 1515. She entered the Carmelite Monastery of the Incarnation in Avila, Spain. She founded 17 other Carmelite Monasteries in her lifetime. She wrote several spiritual classics on prayer and contemplation.

Translator: Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD
Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD is the English translator of the writings of both St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. He is a member of the Institute of Carmelite Studies (ICS) and was the vice postulator for the canonization of St. Edith Stein.