Books by Teresa of Avila
“This is Teresa’s own account of her journey. And it was written at the request of her confessor. She was already attracting a certain amount of unfriendly attention from the authorities, including the Inquisition… So Teresa’s confessor is really saying, ‘Look, get down on paper, what you think you’re doing, just in case things get difficult.’… What she’s doing in The Book of Her Life is explaining why it is that she is a reformer of the monastic life.” Read more...
The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila
Rowan Williams, Theologians & Historians of Religion
Interviews where books by Teresa of Avila were recommended
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The Confessions
by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding) -
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri -
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The Cloud of Unknowing
by Anonymous -
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The Desert Fathers
by Translated by Helen Waddell -
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A Pilgrim’s Progress
by John Bunyan -
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The Book of Her Life
by Teresa of Avila
Books by Christian Authors
Books by Christian Authors
A list of recommendations for readers looking for books by Christian authors, compiled from years of Five Books interviews. From allegorical fiction written for children to 14th-century mystical texts, this is a collection that is bound to contain a book that appeals to you.
The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila, recommended by Rowan Williams
St Teresa of Avila was one of the towering figures of the Counter-Reformation, both as a theologian and as a reformer of the religious life. Here, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, discusses her insights into spiritual growth and prayer, the impact her Jewish roots had on her life and career, and why Bernini’s statue of her in ecstasy is unhelpful.
