Table of Contents
Foreword Kris McGregor 9
Introduction 13
I Hadewijch of Antwerp 17
The Discovery of Hadewijch 21
Exemplarism: Its Properly "Hadewigian" Meaning 28
The Generosity and Purity of Love 35
Perspective on God and Christ 38
Flow of Love of Neighbor and Ebb of Love into God 46
The Birth of Christ in Us 49
II From Hadewijch to Eckhart and Ruusbroec 55
From Hadewijch I to Hadewijch II 55
Position of Meister Eckhart 58
Speculative Developments and Spiritual Enlightenments 70
Ruusbroec: Heir and Illuminator of the Hadewigian Tradition 74
From Tauler to Angelus Silesius 85
III Teresa of Avila 91
From the Mystics of the North to the Mystics of Spain 91
The Career of Teresa of Avila 96
The Teaching of the Vida 102
The Discalced Carmelite Friars: Between John of the Cross and Gracian 109
Last Teachings of Teresa 111
IV From Teresa to John of the Cross 115
The Life of John of the Cross 115
The Thought of John of the Cross 119
Origin of the Doctrine of Saint John of the Cross 123
V Thérèse of Lisieux 133
Three Carmelites for Our Times 133
Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face 134
From Histoire d'une âme to the Écrits autobiographiques 140
Love, Little Way and Darkness of Faith 142
The Gospel of the Father and the Mystery of the Cross 146
VI Elizabeth of the Trinity 155
The Carmelite Vocation and Life of Elizabeth Catez 155
Elizabeth and Thérèse 158
"Laudem Gloriae" 160
Our Life in the Trinity 168
VII Edith Stem 173
Edith Stein's Position 173
The Achievement of Edith Stein 182
"Ultima Verba" 186
Conclusion 189
