| Description |
xv, 344 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-338) and index. |
| Contents |
Spiritual development in the life of Catherine of Siena -- Sources and their historical value -- Childhood experiences -- In the cell (c. 1363-67) -- Siena and its environs (c. 1367-75) -- Beyond Siena (1375-80) -- Catherine of Siena's principal teachings and spiritual development -- The truth of God the Father -- God becomes little so that we can see the truth -- The blood that reveals the truth and re-creates us -- The christ-bridge as the way of truth -- I will draw all things to myself : progress on the bridge as spiritual development -- The truth of the human person -- The way of self-knowledge -- On feet you must walk my way : love of God and love of neighbor -- I tre stati dellanima : stages of spiritual development -- The first Scalone -- The second Scalone -- The third Scalone -- Catherine's life in relation to her teaching. |
| Subject |
Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380.
|
|
Spirituality -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
|
|
Spiritual formation -- History of doctrines.
|
| ISBN |
9780809145478 alkaline paper |
|
0809145472 alkaline paper |
|
