Tessa Bielecki

Broschiertes Buch

Teresa of Avila Mystical Writings

Beschreibung

This book is a lucid introduction to the life and writings of St Teresa of Avila, with special emphasis on what makes Teresa a model for contemporary men and women. Teresa was a highly erotic woman, brilliant administrator, consumate diplomat, faithful lover, and an insightful observer of the human condition.

Autor

Tessa Bielecki is Mother Abbess of the Spiritual Life Institute, a Carmelite community with hermitages in Colorado, Nova Scotia, and Ireland. She studied for a career in international relations at Trinity College in Washington, D.C., before entering a monastery in 1967. Mother Tessa is actively involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogs and international initiatives exploring world peace and planetary survival. She is the author of Teresa of Avila: Ecstasy and Common Sense and Holy Daring, and publisher of Forefront, a quarterly magazine of contemporary spirituality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Crossroad Publishing Co.
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 138mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9780824525040
• ISBN-10: 0824525043
• Artikelnr.: 23269659