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Last Years of Saint Therese

Thomas R. Nevin
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      For over a century, the Carmelite Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897) has been revered as Catholicism's foremost folk saint of modern times. Universally known as "the Little Flower, " she has been a source of consolation and uplift, an example of everyday sainthood by "the Little Way. " This book puts aside that piety and addresses the torment of doubt within the life and writing of a saint best known for the strength of herconviction. Nevin examines the dynamics of Christian doubt, and argues that it is integral to the journey toward selfless love which Therese was compelled to take. Thérèse's metaphors for doubt were 'tunnel', 'fog', and 'vault', each one suggesting darkness, dimness, and enclosure. What, Nevin asks, did doubt mean to her? What was its source and nature? What was its object? He gives close attention to her reading and interpretations of the Old and New Testaments as pathways through her innerwilderness. Her Carmel of spiritual sisters becomes a vivid setting for this drama, with other women challenging Thérèse by their own trials of faith. One of Thérèse's indispensable lessons, Nevin concludes, is the acceptance of helplessness. Bringing a new direction to the study of Therese, and of the problematics of sainthood itself, this book reveals how Thérèse's response to divine abandonment is a unique and painfully won imitation of Christ.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Thomas R. Nevin EAN: 9780199987665 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 562 g HEIGHT: 242 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-08-08 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Christianity / History WIDTH: 162 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      History of religion, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Theology

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      For over a century, the Carmelite Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897) has been revered as Catholicism's foremost folk saint of modern times. Universally known as "the Little Flower, " she has been a source of consolation and uplift, an example of everyday sainthood by "the Little Way. " This book puts aside that piety and addresses the torment of doubt within the life and writing of a saint best known for the strength of herconviction. Nevin examines the dynamics of Christian doubt, and argues that it is integral to the journey toward selfless love which Therese was compelled to take. Thérèse's metaphors for doubt were 'tunnel', 'fog', and 'vault', each one suggesting darkness, dimness, and enclosure. What, Nevin asks, did doubt mean to her? What was its source and nature? What was its object? He gives close attention to her reading and interpretations of the Old and New Testaments as pathways through her innerwilderness. Her Carmel of spiritual sisters becomes a vivid setting for this drama, with other women challenging Thérèse by their own trials of faith. One of Thérèse's indispensable lessons, Nevin concludes, is the acceptance of helplessness. Bringing a new direction to the study of Therese, and of the problematics of sainthood itself, this book reveals how Thérèse's response to divine abandonment is a unique and painfully won imitation of Christ.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Thomas R. Nevin EAN: 9780199987665 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 562 g HEIGHT: 242 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-08-08 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Christianity / History WIDTH: 162 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      History of religion, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Theology

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