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anitamarie
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Posted: Jan 11 2010 at 3:49pm \| IP Logged

her writings. Which would you recommend?

Thanks,

Anita

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Posted: Jan 12 2010 at 8:13am \| IP Logged

Anita,

I really, really, like Edith Stein.

I think reading a biography first will be helpful if you are planning on reading her writings too. Here's a reply that I sent to another person a few years ago regarding what I read first.

I read Edith Stein - Her Life in Photos and Documents by Sr. Maria Amata Meyer, OCD. It's about 80 pages or so. I found it to be a good introduction to Edith Stein. I borrowed it from a friend who bought it at our local Carmelite monastery.

I enjoyed the biography and then read her autobiography - Life in a Jewish Family. It is a big book at 500+ pages which include notes and indexes. She shares many details of her life with her family and what they were like as well as her university life. It was interesting to see WWI through her eyes as well.

Her autobiography only goes up to 1917 or so. She never did complete it. While it was long, I enjoyed reading her actual thoughts. I'm actually just beginning another book called Self Portrait in Letters 1916-1942 by Edith Stein. It is a collection of her letters. I got so involved with reading about Edith Stein's life that when her autobiographical book ended, it seemed so abrupt to me. I had so many questions unanswered. My hope is that this current book will answer my questions. Update: It did answer many of my questions.

I've read her book, Essays on Woman, which is also a good read. It's the kind of thing you can read over and over and get something new out of it each time.

I bought these books (among others) through ICS Publications They were very timely with their shipping.

I hope this helps! I have found that the more I read about St. Edith, the more I want to know her better.

Peace,

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Posted: Jan 12 2010 at 3:13pm \| IP Logged

Thanks!! That does help, a lot.

God Bless,

Anita

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