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Description
By examining the structure, argument, and historical and contemporary significance of Edith Stein's work, this companion provides an accessible reading guide to Freedom and Grace.
Edith Stein investigates the role of freedom in five facets of Christian life (in her terms, the life of grace). Freedom and Grace is her first extensive treatment of themes in both philosophy of religion and theology; she employs her previously developed phenomenological method and proceeds to accentuate the distinc¬tiveness of Christian life and experience vis-à-vis the life of “nature” (i.e. that of the unbeliever). Written in part as a way for Stein to reflect on her own life and conversion to Christianity, the text is notable for the significant autobiographical reference it contains to a period in her (inner) life about which little has previously been known.
This companion opens with an exploration of the work's historical context and the literature cited by Stein within. The volume then provides a synopsis of Freedom and Grace alongside a discussion of the work's structure and argument. Finally, the companion concludes with a study of the work's historical and contemporary significance. In addition to providing an accessible guide for reading Edith Stein's work, this volume also includes the first full English translation of Freedom and Grace.
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Table of Contents
Part I: Sources and Context
- “Secretum meum mihi”
- Textual Vicissitudes
- What Kind of Document Is Freedom and Grace?
- The Sources of Freedom and Grace
- The Context of Freedom and Grace
- Scholarly Attention to Freedom and Grace
Part II: Structure, Method, & Argument
Introduction: Structure & Method
Chapter 1: A New Kind of Freedom: the Life of Grace
Chapter 2: Freedom, Grace, and the Initial Decision for Christ
Chapter 3: Can Grace Be Mediated?
Chapter 4: Grace and the Body
Chapter 5: Faith: A Living Encounter with God
Part III: The Significance of Freedom and Grace
- Introduction
- Theme I: In What Sense is Freedom and Grace Autobiographical?
- Theme II: What Does Freedom and Grace Tell Us about Stein's Intellectual Development?
- Theme III: What Does Freedom and Grace Tell Us about Stein's Work as a Whole?
- A Final Word
Bibliography
Part IV: Freedom and Grace, translated by Joseph T. Papa with Sofía Nuñez-Mandell
Product details
| Published | Oct 15 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781978767843 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Series | Edith Stein Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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