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The Jewish philosopher who became a nun and died at Auschwitz guides the reader to the things that endure in times like these.
A rising feminist thinker, Edith Stein examined everything in her relentless pursuit of truth. This ultimately led her to the foot of Jesus’ cross and to taking the veil as a Carmelite nun. Though she renounced fame for a hidden life of prayer and service, history would not pass her by. Because of her Jewish heritage, her life ended in the gas chambers at Auschwitz. Yet she will be remembered for all time as a saint, martyr, and trustworthy spiritual guide, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
This collection introduces Edith Stein to a new generation, inviting the reader to walk with her on the way that leads to joy, peace, and assurance even in times that test the soul. The selections bring together her most essential writings – reflections, letters, prayers, poems, advice, and spiritual meditations – offering a window into a soul whose love for Jesus gave her life a firm direction from which she never wavered. Whether used for group study or quiet personal reflection, this little book will encourage anyone seeking to follow God in a complicated world.
View Table of ContentsI was given a complimentary copy of A Sure Way by Edith Stein in exchange for my honest review. As I read the book, I was impressed with Edith's history. This was a woman ahead of her time. Her Jewish heritage influenced her life but at the age of fourteen, after staying for a brief time in Hamburg, lost her faith and decided to become an Atheist. She had a great propensity for learning and studied history and German. She worked as a teacher, a writer and a lecturer speaking on a variety of topics. After reading a biography on Saint Teresa of Avila, Edith felt she'd discovered the truth and was baptized into the Catholic church. Years later, she took monastic vows at a Carmelite monastery in Cologne and took the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Ms. Stein took refuge in a Carmelite monastery in the Netherlands as violence against Jews escalated but was arrested in 1942 and taken to Auschwitz. There she died a week later. Her writings are powerful and are filled with evidence of her faith. As I read her collection of essays, I was impressed with her deep convictions and her ability to convey her thoughts so well. I think this book will appeal to those seeking to live a life that pleases the Lord.
Edith’s writings are both philosophical and poetic, offering wisdom for modern struggles—doubt, injustice, and the search for meaning. Her life, ending in martyrdom at Auschwitz, lends her words urgency. She argues that true resistance begins not in activism alone but in a transformed heart, rooted in love and prayer.
Who Was Edith Stein? by Carolyn Beard
Reading Edith Stein Today by Zena Hitz
Part I: Ways to Know God
1. Approaching God
2. Standing Before God
3. The Soul’s Way to God
4. Hidden in God
5. On Christian Philosophy
Part II: At the Foot of the Cross
6. Juxta Crucem Tecum Stare
7. The Meaning of the Cross
8. Signum Crucis
9. The Dark Night of the Soul
10. The Night of Faith
Part III: Light Breaks In
11. Easter Morning
12. The Mystery of Sacrifice
13. The Holy Face
14. The Hidden Life and Epiphany
15. Holy Night
16. The Summons of Christmas
Part IV: Women’s Spirituality
17. The Soul of Woman
18. Male and Female in the Image of God
19. Women’s Destiny
Part V: A World in Flames
20. Holy Resistance
21. The Way of the Cross
22. The World Is in Flames
23. I Will Remain with You
