Poverty and Interiority in Mother Teresa
This article examines how Mother Teresa's practice of evangelical poverty developed and diverged from some of the great mendicant traditions. It argues that she linked evangelical and interior poverty by establishing existential communion with the poor—not material renunciation—as the deepest e...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Theological studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 80, Issue: 4, Pages: 967-985 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Teresa, Mother, Heilige 1910-1997
/ Poverty
/ Inwardness
/ Jesus Christus
/ Suffering
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Mother Teresa
B Poverty B REDEMPTIVE SUFFERING B Evangelical Counsels B Dark Night B mendicancy B Interiority |
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| Summary: | This article examines how Mother Teresa's practice of evangelical poverty developed and diverged from some of the great mendicant traditions. It argues that she linked evangelical and interior poverty by establishing existential communion with the poor—not material renunciation—as the deepest expression of Christ-imitation. While mendicant Neoplatonists believed a certain kind of interior poverty was necessary for spiritual growth, Mother Teresa's aim was to console the suffering Jesus through self-denial and solidarity. The article traces how this understanding developed for her, and some of the ways it may have contributed to her feelings of darkness. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563919874512 |