In Context Teresa Of Ávila John Of The Cross And Their World

Author : Mark O'Keefe, O.S.B.
Publisher : ICS Publications
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781939272850

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In Context: Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, and Their World by Mark O'Keefe, O.S.B. Pdf

St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross are among the greatest teachers of prayer in the Christian tradition. For nearly five centuries, their writings on the spiritual life have guided those seeking greater union with God. Beyond the written corpus of these saints, the lived experiences of these reformers of the Carmelite Order also draws fascination. Living in sixteenth-century Spain among kings, prelates, explorers, inquisitors, and reformers, these two saints were formed and sanctified by the context and circumstances of their historical time and place. In Context: Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, and Their World explores the social, cultural, intellectual, and religious themes that prevailed during the time in which St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross lived and breathed. This book is not only a thematic overview but also visits particular situations in the lives of these saints: the events that shaped their writings, their lives, and the Carmelite Reform they initiated. Offering for the first time in English a comprehensive contextual overview of the Carmelite reformers, Father O’Keefe draws upon pivotal scholarly sources not available to many beginner-to-intermediate students of spirituality. The extensive bibliographies point readers toward the next steps in diving deeper into Carmelite studies. Also including a comprehensive index and 16 pages of color photos, this book is an excellent resource for any earnest student of St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.

Author : Mark O'Keefe, OSB
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814688106

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Learned, Experienced, and Discerning by Mark O'Keefe, OSB Pdf

The Christian life is a grand journey. And like any pilgrimage along unfamiliar roads, we can benefit from having experienced guides and trustworthy companions along the way. Through their classic spiritual texts, Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross offer valuable maps of tried paths along the way. At the same time, they were both experienced and sought-after spiritual companions for many others. Their timeless insights into the qualities that should mark a good spiritual director—earned, experienced, and discerning—are the fruit of their own prayer, reflection, and rich personal experience as guides and as people guided by others.

Author : Thomas Dubay
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681491820

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Fire Within by Thomas Dubay Pdf

This book is the fruit of Fr. Dubay's many years of study and experience in spiritual direction and in it he synthesizes the teachings on prayer of the two great doctors of the Church on prayer--St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila--and the teaching of Sacred Scripture. But the teaching that Fr. Dubay synthesized is not collected from Teresa and John for contemplatives alone. It is meant for every Christian and is based on the Gospel imperative of personal prayer and the call to holiness. All the major elements of these great teachers are ordered, commented on and put in the context of their scriptural foundations. Here is an outstanding book on prayer and the spiritual life written by one of the best spiritual directors and retreat masters of our time, and based on the writings of the Church's two greatest mystical doctors.

Author : Saint Teresa of Avila
Publisher : ICS Publications
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780935216066

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The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, vol 3 by Saint Teresa of Avila Pdf

This book contains Book of Her Foundations and Minor Works. Includes general and biblical index. In 1573, while staying in Salamanca to assist her nuns in the task of establishing one of her seventeen monasteries, Teresa began composing the story of their foundation. The Book of Her Foundations comprises the major portion of Volume Three. This book not only tells the story of the establishment of her monasteries but, characteristic of Teresa, digresses into counsels on prayer, love, melancholy, virtuous living and dying, plus other teachings of the Mother Foundress. This book also has an excellent introduction, chronology, and map of Teresa's foundations and journeys. Five of her brief works, including her poetry, complete ICS Publications' third volume of her Collected Works. Includes general and biblical index.

Author : Teresa of Avila,Kieran Kavanaugh,Otilio Rodriguez
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780872209077

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The Book of Her Life by Teresa of Avila,Kieran Kavanaugh,Otilio Rodriguez Pdf

"The Book of Her Life" is the spiritual autobiography of a Counter Reformation mystic and monastic reformer of sixteenth century Spain. Introduction by Jodi Bilinkoff.

Author : Mark O'Keefe, OSB
Publisher : ICS Publications
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781939272393

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The Way of Transformation by Mark O'Keefe, OSB Pdf

The Way of Transformation is a play on the title of St. Teresa’s classic The Way of Perfection. Written for her Discalced Carmelite nuns, it is nonetheless considered Teresa’s “operations manual” for anyone genuinely committed to the spiritual life. But by “perfection” she doesn’t intend the futile pursuit of idealized flawlessness, as some might think. Rather, Teresa means achieving an authentic human fulfillment—a true becoming of that person we are meant to be. Offering a fresh perspective on St. Teresa’s thought, Father Mark O’Keefe draws our attention to the central fact that she considers the virtues—especially love of neighbor, detachment, and humility—as the essential and ever-relevant foundation for her spirituality of prayer. This very human Doctor of the Church teaches that—whether in the 16th century or the 21st— prayer is intimately and necessarily linked with personal transformation. Authentic prayer is never divorced from our daily living: God, Teresa reminds us, “walks among the pots and pans.” With attention-catching quotations, helpful questions for personal reflection or group discussion, and its comprehensive index, The Way of Transformation is an excellent resource for any serious student of St. Teresa of Jesus and a must-read for everyone looking to explore Christian spirituality and prayer more deeply and authentically.

Author : Tomás Alvarez, OCD
Publisher : ICS Publications
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780935216868

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St. Teresa of Avila 100 Themes on Her Life and Work by Tomás Alvarez, OCD Pdf

As the first woman to be given the title of doctor of the church, St. Teresa of Avila continues to exercise her teaching authority in the world today both within and outside the boundaries of the church. In the present group of 100 themes, Tomás Alvarez wishes to create a favorable approach to Teresa's person and a comprehensive reading of her writings. Avila and Its Surroundings, The Social Classes of Her Time, Environment and Cultural Levels, Contemporary Women, Clergy, Religion, Her Family, Home, Father, Mother and Siblings is a sampling of some of the one hundred themes presented in this book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ICS Publications
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780935216295

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The Way of the Cross with the Carmelite Saints by Anonim Pdf

This book offers one of the most fruitful and popular practices of Christian devotion: the Way of the Cross, or Stations of the Cross, from a Carmelite perspective. The reader has the opportunity to make the Way of the Cross with five inspiring Carmelite saints: John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Thérèse of Lisieux, Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) and Elizabeth of the Trinity. In effect, the book provides five different Ways of the Cross which the reader can use for prayer. A complete set of reflections from each saint includes a brief Scripture passage, followed by a selection from the saint’s writings; footnotes identify the source document for each. These saints have a perennial message for us, helping us to mine, as St. John of the Cross described it, the deep, inexhaustible love and riches of Christ, especially demonstrated in his Passion, death and resurrection. The Way of the Cross with the Carmelite Saints is an ideal prayer resource for the Lenten season, or for personal prayer and reflection at any time throughout the year.

Author : Mark O'Keefe OSB
Publisher : ICS Publications
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781939272157

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Love Awakened by Love by Mark O'Keefe OSB Pdf

A skilled moral theologian, Benedictine Father Mark O’Keefe leads God-seekers to focus attention on St. John of the Cross’s teaching in The Ascent of Mount Carmel: The essence of the spiritual journey is union with God through the practice of the virtues, especially faith, hope, and love. It‘s virtuous living that enables us to truly love God and be conformed to God in divine union. For St. John, religious “experiences” are not the essence of the spiritual journey at all, nor is asceticism for its own sake. John’s emphasis on the nada is to lead us to liberating emptiness -- authentic human freedom-- that equips us to be filled with the divine life. At the journey’s summit, we find the God who is Love. This book is an insightful companion to The Ascent of Mount Carmel. Ideal for personal and group study, Carmelite formation, college courses, and a must for every library.

Author : Father Bruno de Jésus-Marie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Mysticism
ISBN : PSU:000011940074

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Three Mystics, El Greco, St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila by Father Bruno de Jésus-Marie Pdf

Author : Saint John of the Cross
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : 080912839X

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John of the Cross by Saint John of the Cross Pdf

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Author : Mother Mary Clare SLG
Publisher : SLG Press
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780728302006

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Carmelite Ascent: An Introduction to St Teresa and St John of the Cross by Mother Mary Clare SLG Pdf

Fairacres Publications 167 This short introduction to the spirituality of the leaders of the Carmelite Reform is a lively and approachable way into their thought and writings. Mother Mary Clare has set them in the context of their historical background in sixteenth-century Spain, while reminding us that their teaching and humanity speak across the centuries. The example of their love of God continues to attract us and to inspire us to persevere in prayer.

Author : Robert E. Alvis
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814688298

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A Science of the Saints by Robert E. Alvis Pdf

Throughout the church’s long history, Christians have sought out wise mentors to guide them on the journey toward God. A Science of the Saints explores the dynamics of spiritual direction as revealed in the lives and writings of a wide array of exemplary disciples, from the Desert Fathers and Mothers to Thomas Merton, and from St. Teresa of Avila to St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein). This groundbreaking work sheds new light on an essential dimension of the Christian experience, yielding timeless wisdom to inform the practice of spiritual direction in our own day.

Author : Peter Tyler,Edward Howells
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317046202

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Teresa of Avila by Peter Tyler,Edward Howells Pdf

This innovative book offers an original insight into the context and times of St Teresa of Avila (1515 – 1582) as well as exploring her contemporary relevance from the perspective of some of the foremost thinkers and scholars in the Teresian field today including Professors Julia Kristeva, Rowan Williams and Bernard McGinn. As well as these academic approaches there will be chapters by friars and nuns of the Carmelite order living out the Carmelite charism in today’s world. The book addresses both theory and practice, and crosses traditional disciplinary and denominational boundaries – including medieval studies, philosophy, psychology, pastoral and systematic theology - thus demonstrating her continuing relevance in a variety of contemporary multi-disciplinary areas.

Author : Teresa of Avila
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780870613142

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St. Teresa of Avila by Teresa of Avila Pdf

St. Teresa of Avila, one of the most interesting and important figures in the history of the Catholic Church, was also one of the most candid, entertaining, and brilliant correspondents of her century. This selection of letters offers a unique “behind the scenes” look at this most charming Doctor of the Church with details of her life not originally meant for the public. St. Teresa’s formal works—The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection—were written with an eye toward censors. Her personal correspondence, however, tell the story of her life in vivid detail, including her struggles to reform the Carmelite order; Spanish mysticism in its formation; and the extraordinary range of relationships she maintained with priests, theologians, royalty, fellow religious, advisors, and friends. The letters begin when St. Teresa was forty-six—six years after she entered the Carmelite Monastery of the Incarnation in Avila, Spain—and continue until her death twenty-one years later. She exhibits worries, troubles, sadness, joy, triumphs, and questions throughout. Recipients of these letters, and the people discussed in them, include some of the famous and fascinating figures of late sixteenth-century Catholic Europe: St. John of the Cross; María Enríquez de Toledo y Guzmán, the Duchess of Alba; St. Peter Alcantara; St. John of Avila; Ana de Mendoza, the Princess of Eboli; and Jerónimo Gracián de la Madre de Dios. The story these letters tell is one of enduring importance to the history of the Church. From nascent beginnings to more detailed plans, it is possible throughout St. Teresa of Avila: Her Life in Letters to witness the birth of Spanish mysticism, the reform of the Carmelite Order, and the experiences of contemplative prayer and meditation that resulted in The Interior Castle.