In Context: Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, and Their World

Mark O'Keefe OSB

март 2020 г. · ICS Publications

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St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross are among the greatest teachers of prayer in the Christian tradition. For nearly five centuries, their writings on the spiritual life have guided those seeking greater union with God. Beyond the written corpus of these saints, the lived experiences of these reformers of the Carmelite Order also draws fascination. Living in sixteenth-century Spain among kings, prelates, explorers, inquisitors, and reformers, these two saints were formed and sanctified by the context and circumstances of their historical time and place.

In Context: Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, and Their World explores the social, cultural, intellectual, and religious themes that prevailed during the time in which St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross lived and breathed. This book is not only a thematic overview but also visits particular situations in the lives of these saints: the events that shaped their writings, their lives, and the Carmelite Reform they initiated.

Offering for the first time in English a comprehensive contextual overview of the Carmelite reformers, Father O’Keefe draws upon pivotal scholarly sources not available to many beginner-to-intermediate students of spirituality. The extensive bibliographies point readers toward the next steps in diving deeper into Carmelite studies. Also including:

+ A fully linked comprehensive index

+ 16 pages of color photos.

This book is an excellent resource for any earnest student of St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.

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Mark O'Keefe, OSB, is a Benedictine monk and priest of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. He is associate professor of Moral Theology at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology and from 1996–2008 was its president-rector. He holds a doctorate in sacred theology, with specialization in moral theology, from The Catholic University of America. Father O’Keefe is the author of nine books on moral theology, Christian ethics, and the priesthood, as well as numerous other published works. He has also served as a pastor, and since 1987 has been a medical ethics consultant for Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana. His interest in Carmelite spirituality, especially its great teachers, St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila, has led him to specialized studies in Avila, Spain, over the course of several years.