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Title: The Way of Perfection by St. of Avila Teresa, Benedictine Nuns of Stanbrook Abbey, Saint Teresa of Avila, Benedict Zimmerman, Benedictines of Stanbrook Abbey ISBN: 0-89555-602-2 Publisher: Tan Books & Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: December, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.50

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Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)

Rating: 1
Summary: Mr. Carrigan, Leave it Alone, Please.
Comment: Mr. Carrigan takes it upon himself to omit essential material in the books he edits--this and 'Ascent of Mount Carmel' are two. He ignores that these were written by religious for religious, and is presumptuous and arrogant to assume that the entirety of these saints' writings is not important. I purchased this book here, then after reading the preface, immediately auctioned it off and found an *accurate* copy.

My suggestion: If you want to read the great Carmelite mystics, give Mr. Carrigan's versions wide berth.

Rating: 5
Summary: Good introduction to this Doctor of the Church
Comment: OK, let's say you have made a beginning on the way of prayer, and you have been looking for good sources to read. You have heard a lot about St. Teresa of Avila. After all, she was one of the first women ever named a Doctor (in the Latin meaning of "teacher") of the Church. But lo and behold, you have found her Life puzzling and The Interior Castle just about impossible to understand.
Then this is the place to start. Yes, Teresa was writing 400 and more years ago, and her audience was cloistered contemplative nuns. But this was written almost like a letter. The personal tone gives it great charm and readability. Very little of it is hard to understand, and almost all of it can be applied to our lives here and now.
My only difficulty with Peers' translation is the huge number of footnotes. They would be invaluable to a scholar, but I can never keep myself from looking at them, and they are not really necessary or even helpful when your desire is to learn the spiritual wisdom of one of our greatest saints. I love her and love this book, and highly recommend it.

review by Janet Knori, author of Awakening in God

Rating: 4
Summary: Saintly Holiness & Its Application to Us
Comment: Teresa of Avila was a carmelite nun who wrote this book as a means to guide the nuns in her convent onto the path of holiness, not for their own sake but for love of God.

Accordingly, much of what is written applies strictly to the setting of the convent. However, the spiritual values expressed are timeless. The Saint extols ascetical poverty. While we in the world cannot, or do not, practice ascetical poverty we can derive the spirit behind the vow - that of detachment from things that do not lead us to Christ.

The hallmark of this work, however, is the several chapters written on the Our Father. St. Teresa explains the perfection in Our Lord's Prayer and its message to, and demands upon, all of us Christians.

There is immeasurable value in this. This book fills up the soul.

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