The Compassionate Mother of Carmel: Teresa of Avila and the Carmelite Model for Twenty-First-Century Seekers
Ryan Salamony
Maryland Shared Open Access Repository 2017 DOI: 10.13016/m2h55x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism |
| Keywords | Spirituality Context archaeology The renaissance Christianity Seekers Spiritual development Religious studies Aesthetics Classics Theology Art history Literature |
| Key points | Argues that understanding Teresa of Avila's historical context and personal history illuminates her enduring spiritual legacy and its relevance for contemporary Christians. |
Abstract
The purpose of this document is to, first, analyze the ways that historical contexts like the rise of imperialism and the Spanish Inqui sition impacted Teresa of Avila ’s life , as well as the Christian monastic context out of which her spirituality emerges , and then introduce the reader to Teresa of Avila and Teresian Carmelite spirituality . Through an exploration of her personal history, one will begin to understand the particularities of Teresa’s life that led her to such renown and that have made her one of the Church’ s most relatable saints, emphasized by an account of her writings and an explanation of the patterns of knowing God that she sets forth. Following that introduction, one will encounter several other Carmelite figures who, in the legacy of Teresian Carmelite spirituality, have affected Christianity in distinct ways across various contexts and eras. These overviews will be c ulminated in a discussion of Teresa’s life, focusing on her roles as a mystic, a Renaissance woman, a foundress, and a Christian teacher. These perspectives will result in a discussion of the approachability of Teresian Carmelite spirituality for twenty - first - century Christians.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on mysticism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The mystical mind: probing the biology of religious experience | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis | 1983 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Problem of Pure Consciousness: Mysticism and Philosophy | 1993 | Edited collection of essays | |
| Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mysticism and schizophrenia: A phenomenological exploration of the structure of consciousness in the schizophrenia spectrum disorders. | 2016 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |