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Title: The Interior Castle: Saint Teresa of Avila by Teresa, Mirabai Starr, Saint Teresa of Avila, Teresa of Avila ISBN: 1-57322-248-8 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 29 May, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.47 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Journey Of A Soul
Comment: "Interior Castle" is St. Theresa of Avila's classical guide to spiritual perfection. Although written to her Sixteenth Century sisters in the Carmelite order, it is readily understandable by contemporary readers.
The premise behind the book is that the road to spiritual perfection consists of passage through seven mansions. The last mansion is the Interior Castle in which God dwells. In each succeeding mansion the soul reaches a higher level of sanctity and the attachment to the world decreases as the soul comes closer to God.
Although some portions of the book describe experiences beyond the expectations of modern readers, this work still provides us all with an insight into a way to draw closer to God. While this book does not provide us with the only route to Heaven, I recommend it to all who are searching for guidance in their spiritual journey
Rating: 5
Summary: A beautiful book on the journey of a soul
Comment: St.Theresa of Avila is one of my favorite authors. She has so much insight to offer us. This book compares the soul to a castle with different rooms, which she calls mansions. Each mansion is a different stage of the soul on it's journey toward God. St. Theresa talks about seven mansions. As the soul passes from one mansion to the next the soul progresses toward God more completely. Theresa explains in each stage what is lacking and what we can to do to reach the next stage. I feel this book offers many valuable insights to help us on our journey toward God.
Rating: 2
Summary: Caution! A Bowdlerized Interior Castle
Comment: I have no problem with the original Author of this book in the substance of her writing. But the translator, Mirabai Starr, does a great deal of bowdlerization throughout the book. She replaces the word "sin" with words such as "limitation" or "unconciousness", thereby changing the meaning of St. Teresa's prose.
If you want a more faithful translation, I suggest you do not look at this particular book.
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Title: Dark Night of the Soul by E. Allison Peers, St. John of the Cross ISBN: 0385029306 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1959 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Way of Perfection by Teresa Of Avila ISBN: 0385065396 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 15 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself (Penguin Classics) by J.M. Cohen, Saint Teresa of Avila, St Teresa of Avila, Teresa of Avila ISBN: 0140440739 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 1988 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius by Anthony Mottola ISBN: 0385024363 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 07 January, 1964 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Practice of the Presence of God: With Spiritual Maxims by Brother Lawrence, Brother Lawrence ISBN: 0800785991 Publisher: Fleming H Revell Co Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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