Edith Stein: Her empathic theology of the human person
Because of her untimely death Edith Stein does not directly articulate a coherent theology of the human person. Nevertheless, can a coherent theology of the human person be discerned in her work? This article argues yes. Given this answer, what coheres this theology gleaned from her diverse work? It...
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Pacifica
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-41 |
IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBE Anthropology |
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expiatory suffering
B Phenomenology B Mystical Union B St John of the Cross B Empathy B Edith Stein B theology of the human person |
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