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Biography of Edith SteinName: Edith SteinBirth Date: October 12, 1891 Death Date: 1942 Place of Birth: Breslau, Germany Nationality: German Gender: Female Occupations: philosopher Edith Stein German philosopher Edith Stein (1891-1942) was a leading proponent of the phenomenological school of thought led by Edmund Husserl in the first half of the twentieth century. In her writings, Stein attempted to reconcile phenomenology with her Catholic beliefs in works on Thomas Aquinas, St. John of the Cross, and the topic of women in the Church. A Jew by birth who converted to Catholicism, she was killed in a Nazi concentration camp and canonized in 1998.The twentieth-century German philosopher Edith Stein was a student of Edmund Husserl and a prominent supporter of his theories on phenomenology. Born into a Jewish family, Stein's search for spiritual truth led her first to atheism and later to the Roman Catholic Church, where she eventually became a Carmelite nun. She attempted to connect her philosophical and religious beliefs in her writings that discussed topics such as the role of women in the Catholic Church, …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Stein, Saint Benedicta of the Cross, was recognized by the Pope in 1999 as one of three female patron saints of the European continent. The others include saints Brigid of Sweden and Catherine of Siena.Stein is remembered by many people for her untiring search for truth in both the philosophical and spiritual realms and her attempts to use this knowledge to promote peace and understanding in the face of hatred and war. Associated Events Holocaust, 1933-1945 Further Reading Graef, Hilda C., The Scholar and the Cross: The Life and Work of Edith Stein, Newman Press, 1955.Herbstrith, Waltraud, Edith Stein: A Biography, translated by Bernard Bonowitz, Harper & Row, 1985.Nota, John H., "Misunderstanding and Insight about Edith Stein's Philosophy," Human Studies, Vol. 10, 1987, pp. 205-12.Oben, Freda Mary, Edith Stein: Scholar, Feminist, Saint, Alba House, 1988.Posselt, Sister Teresia Renata de Spriritu Sancto, Edith Stein, translated by Cecily Hastings and Donald Nicholl, Sheed & Ward, 1952. |