Meet Edith Stein: From Cloister to Concentration Camp, a Carmelite Nun Confronts the Nazis
- Book Review,
by Cynthia Cavnar
Book Description
She was a puzzling paradox of a saint. She was both Jewish and Catholic. A publicly acclaimed philosopher and a cloistered Carmelite nun. A pioneering feminist scholar and a devout martyr for an ancient faith. Meet Edith Stein. The Nazis murdered her in a concentration camp, but they could not silence her. This compelling portrait of Sr. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross--Edith’s name in religion--shows how the saint’s heroic life and penetrating insights can still speak to us today.
From the Publisher
This brief biography of Edith Stein introduces readers to one of the most brilliant and controversial saints of the twentieth century. Born a German Jew, Stein converted to the Catholic faith as a young woman. Having earned a doctorate summa cum laude, she became a respected philosopher, scholar, and university lecturer--at a time when women were rarely allowed to fill those rules, and it was dangerous for a public figure to have Jewish parentage. After Stein entered the Carmelite order, she continued to write, but her life was cut short by the Nazis, who showed a special hatred for Catholic converts from Judaism. She died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz--and earned there a place among the heroic martyrs of our time.
About the Author
Cynthia Cavnar is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City. A former senior editor for New Covenant Magazine, she has written for the Smithsonian as well as a number of Catholic and other religious publications. Her numerous books include most recently The Saints’ Guide to Help When Life Hurts, The Saints from A to Z, and Prayers and Meditations of Therese of Lisieux.
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