The Life Of The Holy Mother St Teresa Foundress Of The Reformation Of The Discalceate Carmelites According To The Primitive Rule Together With A Short Account Of The Foundations Which She Made The Whole Abridged From Her Own Writings

This six volume set is a collection of English-language Catholic literature covering the long 18th century which traces the development of English Catholic writing over the 150 years where the community evolved from pariahs to citizens. The set has full editorial apparatus, extensive headnotes & annotations and includes rare texts.

Drawing on her own experiences founding convents and reforming the Carmelite order, St. Teresa of Avila shares practical advice and spiritual insights in this influential religious text. 'The Book of the Foundations' is a timeless guide for anyone seeking to build a spiritual community or deepen their own faith. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Using case-studies and biographies, the author examines women's mysticism in 16th- and 17th-century Spain and investigates the spiritual forces that provided women with a way to transcend the control of the male-dominated Catholic Church.