The Book of My Life. Teresa of Ávila (–) is one of the most beloved of the Catholic saints. In , during the era of the Spanish Inquisition, Teresa sat down to write an account of the mystical experiences for which she had become famous. The result was this book, one of the great classics of spiritual autobiography. With this fresh translation of The Book of My Life, Mirabai Starr brings the . To my mind, Teresa of Avila: The Book of My Life by Mirabai Starr is a book of beauty and profound spiritual value, a true spiritual classic. I highly recommend this translation to anyone, Christian or otherwise, who seeks to deepen in spiritual practice, especially the practice of contemplative prayer, or to any who are simply looking for good models of holiness in the past still relevant for us today/5(6). Teresa of Ávila (–) is one of the most beloved of the Catholic saints. In , during the era of the Spanish Inquisition, Teresa sat down to write an account of the mystical experiences for which she had become famous. The result was this book, one of the great classics of spiritual autobiography. With this fresh translation of The Book of My Life, Mirabai Starr brings the inimitable Spanish mystic to life /5(77).
The Hackett edition of Teresa of Avila's spiritual autobiography features Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez's authoritative translation of The Book of Her Life with a new Introduction by Jodi Bilinkoff that will prove especially valuable to students of Early Modern Spain, the history of Christian spirituality, and classic women writers. A. The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila, written by prominent Reformation scholar Carlos Eire, belongs to Princeton's new series Lives of Great Religious Books, which showcases a balanced selection of sacred texts from East and bltadwin.ruly, Eire wrote the foreword to the new edition of Steven Ozment's classic The Age of Reform, An Intellectual and Religious History of Late. The Book of My Life. Teresa of Ávila () is one of the most beloved of the Catholic saints. In , during the era of the Spanish Inquisition, Teresa sat down to write an account of the mystical experiences for which she had become famous. The result was this book, one of the great classics of spiritual autobiography. With this.
On The Book of Her Life. At the time Teresa took up her pen to begin The Book of Her Life she was approaching fifty and had been experiencing a steady flow of mystical grace for close to ten years. She was obliged, finally, to report in writing her unusual and sometimes disconcerting experiences so as to submit all to the judgment of professionals. Teresa of Avila - The Book of My Life. Mirabai Starr's translation of Teresa of Avila's spiritual memoir which is mystic coming-of-age in sixteenth-century Spain. Teresa of Ávila (–) is one of the most beloved of the Catholic saints. In , during the era of the Spanish Inquisition, Teresa sat down to write an account of the mystical experiences.
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