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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Teresa of Avila: The Book of My Lifeby Mirabai Starr
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:She was the last person anyone would have expected to become a nun, yet she became one of the most famous nuns of all time. She was a brilliant administrator in a world where such vocations were all but closed to women. And above all she combined an astonishing proclivity for ecstatic union with God with down-to-earth practicality and good humor. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) is one of the most beloved of the Catholic saints. Her texts of spiritual instruction, such as The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection, speak so plainly and eloquently about the interior life that they have become undisputed classics, studied by people of many faiths. In 1562, at the request of the Spanish Inquisition, Teresa sat down to write an account of the mystical experiences for which she had become famous. The result was this book, one of the great classics of spiritual autobiography. With this fresh translation of The Book of My Life, Mirabai Starr brings the inimitable Spanish mystic to life for a new generation--with contemporary English that mirrors Teresa's own earthy, vernacular Spanish, and that presents us with--four centuries after Teresa's death--someone we feel we know: a woman intoxicated with God yet filled with an overflowing love for the world. Review:"Starr, an adjunct professor of philosophy and religious studies at the University of New Mexico, is already known to fans of Saint Teresa of vila as the translator of the 16th-century nun's work The Interior Castle. Now Starr tackles Teresa's better-known autobiography, which has not seen a new English translation in four decades. Starr is the first woman, and one of the only non-Catholics, to translate the memoir. These vantage points give her a fresh perspective on the mystic, whose writings can be verbose and shrouded in overspiritualized language. (Thankfully, Starr has also cut almost all of the saint's self-annihilating statements about being a 'wretched worm.') Crisp, contemporary language puts Teresa's famous passion for God in stark relief. Carmelite hermit and author Tessa Bielecki provides a brief but engaging foreword, while Starr pens a helpful introduction, highlighting Teresa's life and placing her work in historical context." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), the Spanish Carmelite nun and mystic, is one of the most beloved figures of the Catholic faith--with a broad appeal among Christians and non-Christians alike. Her texts of spiritual instruction--such as The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection--balance mysticism with a kind of amiable practicality and are perennial classics. Her spiritual autobiography, which she called The Book of My Life, was written at the height of her influence and at the direction of the infamous Spanish Inquisition, to spell out her teaching for them. Teresa's autobiography includes her lively early life (she was the last person anyone would have expected to become a nun), her first halfhearted attempts at monastic life, and her eventual conversion to an existence consumed with passion for God. She goes on to talk of her visionary experiences and offers insightful interpretations of them. Teresa of Avila is a remarkable record of someone struggling to put words to the ineffable--and it is imbued with Teresa's great and generous spirit. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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