The Compassionate Mother of Carmel: Teresa of Avila and the Carmelite Model for Twenty-First-Century Seekers
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2017-05-04
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Center for Geographies of Justice and Cultures - Religion
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Bachelor's Degree
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Abstract
The purpose of this document is
to, first,
analyze the ways that historical contexts
like the rise of imperialism and the Spanish Inqui
sition impacted Teresa
of Avila
’s life
,
as well as the Christian monastic context out of which her spirituality emerges
, and then
introduce the reader to Teresa of Avila and Teresian Carmelite spirituality
.
Through an
exploration of her personal history,
one will begin to understand the particularities of
Teresa’s life that led her to such renown and that have made her one of the Church’
s
most relatable saints, emphasized by an account of her writings and an explanation of
the patterns of knowing God that
she sets forth.
Following that introduction, one will
encounter several other Carmelite figures who, in the legacy of Teresian Carmelite
spirituality, have affected Christianity in distinct ways across various contexts and eras.
These overviews will be c
ulminated in a
discussion of Teresa’s life, focusing on her roles
as a mystic,
a Renaissance woman, a foundress, and
a Christian teacher. These
perspectives will result in a discussion of the approachability of Teresian Carmelite
spirituality for twenty
-
first
-
century Christians.