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Loading... The Interior Castle (1588)by St. Teresa of Avila
None. Christian Classic! This is the measuring stick I read every few years. It's not to be read as a measure for achievement for bragging or boasting but a cultured humility garnered through failing and surrendering into the arms of grace. (  ) revslick | Apr 10, 2012 |  Teresa of Avila's view of the soul and mankind's relationship to God is both inspiring and a bit frightening. (  ) MorganGMac | Feb 17, 2012 | One of the most celebrated works on mystical theology in existence, as timely today as when St. Teresa of Avila wrote it centuries ago, this is a treasury of unforgettable maxims on self-knowledge and fulfillment. TERESA OF ÁVILA (1515-82), also called St. Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish nun and one of the great mystics and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church. She was the leader of the Carmelite Reform, which restored and emphasized the austerity and contemplative character of this religious order. Canonized in 1622, she was elevated to Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970, the first woman to be so honored. Lake_O_UCC | Mar 6, 2009 | Read this in first few years of being Catholic. Would gain all the more now. Offers extended metaphor or even analogy of the stages of prayer, of the stages of the soul's progression to eventual union with God. Made me think of it as a dance, of how one learns to dance, then dances, then eventually loses self from the human partner, from self, from music, and is carried off unawares.... catholichermit | Feb 5, 2009 | Very deep and spiritually moving. This book shows us how to bet closer to God in prayer. It also exposes traps set by the devil. ( ) StrokeBoy | Jun 24, 2008 | no reviews | add a review
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