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German philosopher, Jewish by descent, and a pioneer of existentialism. Edith Stein's philosophical contributions have had a profound impact on the field, with her thoughts blending Jewish mysticism and Christian philosophy. Her life was marked by the turmoil of two world wars, and she ultimately met her death in a Nazi concentration camp.

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Famous Edith Stein Quotes

“the deeper one is drawn into God, the more one must 'go out of oneself'; that is, one must go to the world in order to carry the divine life into it.”

World Order Spirituality Divine Oneself Deeper Divine Life

Book:Self-Portrait In Letters, 1916-1942 (The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 5)

Source: Self-Portrait In Letters, 1916-1942 (The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 5)

“Those who join the Carmelite Order are not lost to their near and dear ones, but have been won for them, because it is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone.”

Has Beens Order Lost Catholic Dear Vocation Dear Ones

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“The motive, principle, and end of the religious life is to make an absolute gift of self to God in a self-forgetting love, to end one's own life in order to make room for God's life.”

Ends Self Life Is Order Religious Forget Rooms Principles Absolutes Motive Religious Life Forget Love

Book:Edith Stein Essays on Woman

Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman

“Each woman who lives in the light of eternity can fulfill her vocation, no matter if it is in marriage, in a religious order, or in a worldly profession.”

Ifs Matter Light Order Religious Eternity Profession Worldly Vocation

Book:Edith Stein Essays on Woman

Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman

“The soul of woman must be expansive and open to all human beings, it must be quiet so that no small weak flame will be extinguished by stormy winds; warm so as not to benumb fragile buds... empty of itself, in order that extraneous life may have room in it; finally, mistress of itself and also of its body, so that the entire person is readily at the disposal of every call.”

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Book:Edith Stein Essays on Woman

Source: Edith Stein Essays on Woman

About the Author

Born: October 12, 1891
Died: August 9, 1942
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 39

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Edith Stein Essays on WomanRelated source material

Self-Portrait In Letters, 1916-1942 (The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 5)Related source material

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Finite and Eternal Being: An Attempt at an Ascent to the Meaning of BeingRelated source material

On the Problem of Empathy: The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 3Related source material

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