Edith Stein: Philosopher and Mystic (Way of the Christian Mystics)

By Josephine Koeppel and Josephine Koeppel O.C.D.

The twentieth anniversary of the beatification of Edith Stein (1891-1942), the accomplished Jewish philosopher who made a spiritual journey from atheism to agnosticism before eventually converting to Catholicism, will be celebrated in 2007. In Edith Stein: Philosopher and Mystic, Josephine Koeppel chronicles the life of this influential saint from her secular youth and entrance into a German monastery to her tragic death at Auschwitz. This accessible work will reward readers of all faiths interested in the life of a remarkable woman who changed the modern conception of sainthood.&&&

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814656250
• ISBN13: 9780814656259
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Michael Glazier Books
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.