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Communion with Christ according to Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, by Sister M. Regina van den Berg, F.S.G.M. ; with a foreword by Alice von Hildebrand

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index

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Communion with Christ according to Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

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by Sister M. Regina van den Berg, F.S.G.M. ; with a foreword by Alice von Hildebrand

Pope Saint John Paul II declared that the great challenge for Christians today is to become "the home and school of communion." St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein) in her life and her writings, is a sure guide to attaining the communion for which every human heart longs. This work considers St. Teresa's life and writings in the context of the "spirituality of communion." As a philosopher she was directed towards attaining communion with the Truth, and she discovered that Truth was a Person, Jesus Christ. As a Carmelite nun she gave up everything for communion with him. Sister Regina explores in detail Edith Stein's theory of empathy as developed in her doctoral dissertation, as well as her theory of community. Sister Regina has also used a number of Edith Stein's writings which, until this work, have not yet been available in English translation. Each chapter explores an aspect of 'communion, ' richly revealing how Edith Stein, "a Jew who became a philosopher. . . a convert to Catholicism who became a Carmelite nun and crowned her life with martyrdom." Stein's work "provides insights that can help us grow in the spirituality of communion, first by presenting to us the truth about the human person's nature and vocation and then by showing us how we can arrive at a spirituality of communion in the various aspects of life."

Communion with Christ and his cross -- Communion with our brothers and sisters -- Communion between man and woman -- Communion with God's will -- School of communion -- Communion of heart and soul