Bibliograph

Edith Stein, a biography, Waltraud Herbstrith ; translated by Bernard Bonowitz

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Edith Stein, a biography, Waltraud Herbstrith ; translated by Bernard Bonowitz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 124) and index

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individual biography

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Edith Stein, a biography

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Waltraud Herbstrith ; translated by Bernard Bonowitz

Summary

Regarded today as a Catholic martyr, Edith Stein was a convert from Judaism who became a nun, yet was nonetheless deported by the Nazis to her death in Auschwitz

Table Of Contents

Childhood and loss of faith -- From psychology to philosophy -- What is truth? -- Husserl's assistant -- Baptism -- The teacher -- Thomas Aquinas -- The power of prayer -- Addressing the professional woman -- A lectureship in Münster -- Anti-Semite persecution -- In the Cologne Carmel -- Edith Stein's philosophy: The nature and structure of the person -- Life with God -- Escape to Holland -- Final accounts -- Epilogue

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