Great Mystics And Social Justice: Walking On The Two Feet Of Love - Rakoczy, Susan

Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; The bases her thesis on the lives and writings of comtemplatives - men and women both famous and obscure, from early Christianity to the present - who championed political, religious, and social activism. She also sorts out the controversy surrounding the story of the saints Mary and Martha in the Gospel of Luke. She contrasts the voices extolling the superiority of Mary, the contemplative, over Martha, the symbol of the active life, She includes the hermeneutical interpretation of feminist Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenze, and the unifying synthesis of Teresa of Avila, who affirmed the unity of Martha and Mary in one person as the goal of the full Christian life.
Near Fine
Paperback
Paulist Press
2006
Mahwah, NJ