{"product_id":"women-mystics-paperback","title":"Women Mystics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis Bouyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the lives and writings of five women mystics, the great theologian and spiritual writer Louis Bouyer shows that, far from relegating women to some inferior position, Christianity has often been shaped and steered by women. The Church passed beyond the collapse of medieval Scholasticism and the errors of the Renaissance largely due to a succession of exceptional feminine personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBouyer studies five female figures whose influence catalyzed an interior renaissance within Catholicism--the kind the Church needs as much today as it did in times past. Between \u003cb\u003eHadewijch of Antwerp\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTeresa of Avila\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThérèse of Lisieux\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElizabeth of the Trinity\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cb\u003e Edith Stein\u003c\/b\u003e, there is a striking continuity, yet each is unique--and deeply creative--in her spiritual mission, and each has given to Christians a vivid glimpse into the reality of the living God\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFather Louis Bouyer\u003c\/b\u003e (1913-2004) was born to a Parisian family and was ordained as a Lutheran pastor at age twenty-three. He converted to Catholicism in 1939 and was ordained a priest for the Oratory in 1944. He became a prolific theological writer and taught worldwide. His works have had an enduring impact on Catholic theology. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Church of God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Word, Church, and Sacraments\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 195\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.02 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732090523711,"sku":"9781621645559","price":23.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f6cfe44ecd9610c68e12e2814bbfa146.webp?v=1765131254","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/women-mystics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}