Edith Stein: The Untold Story of the Philosopher and Mystic

ISBN: 0898704103

Author: Herbstrith, Waltraud

Condition: new

This is the powerful and moving story of the remarkable Jewish woman who converted to Catholicism, gained fame as a great philosopher in Germany, became a Carmelite nun, and was put to death in a Nazi concentration camp. Recently beatified by Pope John Paul II, Edith Stein was a courageous, intelligent and holy woman who speaks powerfully to us even today.