Teresa of Avila and the Relationship of Humility to Insight
For Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), humility might be the most important virtue, since it is consistently mentioned throughout her books and shorter writings, such as soliloquies, prayers, and poems. In this article, the author will show that humility () is both aand anof insight. At first, humility is...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2019]
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Studies in spirituality
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Pages: 109-119 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | For Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), humility might be the most important virtue, since it is consistently mentioned throughout her books and shorter writings, such as soliloquies, prayers, and poems. In this article, the author will show that humility () is both aand anof insight. At first, humility is necessary for preparing oneself to gain insight. Yet after insight has happened, a new state of humility can be identified, namely "satisfied humility", encouraging and strengthening one's position in life. |
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| ISSN: | 0926-6453 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/SIS.29.0.3286940 |