Teresa of Avila - The Interior Castle

Teresa of Avila - The Interior Castle

Paulist Press, 1979, 225 pages, 0809122545, large format paperback,

Very Good, a little edge and shelf wear, un-creased spine

'This 16th-century Spanish mystic is considered one of the most profound spiritual teachers in the history of Christianity.  Father Kieran Kavanagh, the editor of this volume, says in his introductions, "The Interior Castle has come to be regarded as Teresa's best synthesis ...If asked to single out one work as her masterpiece, most of those acquainted with the Teresian writings would probably choose The Interior Castle". Teresa received the image of the whole book in a vision on Trinity Sunday, 1577. An early biographer says that she behold 'a most beautiful crystal globe like a castle in which she saw seven dwelling places, and in the seventh, which was in the center, the King of Glory dwelt in the greatest splendor."'