The work of Edith Stein Saint Teresa Benedykta of the Cross is part of the most powerful interpretative sources of the European spirit. The foundations of European identity are related to the philosophy of ancient Greece, Roman law and the ethos of Judeo-Christianity. All three pillars of European culture co-create the conception of the person and its inalienable dignity, the idea of human rights, civil society and the rule of law. This book explains in two parts the relevance of Edith Stein's work and moral patterns of life for the identity of contemporary Europe. The first part contains historical and philosophical-theological issues of Edith Stein's creativity which offer a key to the problems of European identity. The second part is an attempt to explicate these issues in the context of diagnosing the current state of European identity.

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The work of Edith Stein - Saint Teresa Benedykta of the Cross - is part of the most powerful interpretative sources of the "European spirit". The foundations of European identity are related to the philosophy of ancient Greece, Roman law and the ethos of Judeo-Christianity. All three pillars of European culture co-create the conception of the person and its inalienable dignity, the idea of human rights, civil society and the rule of law. This book explains in two parts the relevance of Edith Stein's work and moral patterns of life for the identity of contemporary Europe. The first part contains historical and philosophical-theological issues of Edith Stein's creativity which offer a key to the problems of European identity. The second part is an attempt to explicate these issues in the context of diagnosing the current state of European identity.

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Introduction PART I HISTORICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES Kazimierz M. Wolsza Edith Steins Potenz und Akt auf dem Hintergrund der europäischen Metaphysik Adam R. Prokop Europhilosophischer Kontext der katholischen Konversionen unter den Phänomenologen Robert Skrzypczak Person und Pascha. Der Beitrag der hl. Edith Stein zum Verständnis des christlichen Personalismus Sophie Binggeli Heilsgeschichte im Sinne Edith Steins. Theologische Perspektiven Julia Al. Szabanowa Mystischer Aspekt der Edith Steins Lehre: von der Phänomenologie zum Thomismus Anna Grzegorczyk Quellen des Sinns in der Philosophie von Edith Stein Bogumil Gacka, MIC The Personalism of Edith Stein and European Personalism Christof Betschart, OCD Liebe als Bedingung von Einfühlung bei Edith Stein? Peter Volek Der Vorzug der Person in der politischen Philosophie nach Edith Stein 189 PART II FACING THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE OF EUROPE Jean-François Lavigne Edith Stein als Phänomenologin und Christin: Auf welchen Weg inmitten der geistigen Krise Europas? Krzysztof Serafin The actuality of person and work of Edyta Stein - St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross in the context of Europe's culture crisis. Feliciana Merino Escalera Widening the horizon of reason: Edith Stein as a witness of hope for a new Europe Joachim Feldes Der Beitrag der Phänomenologie zur Europäischen Einigung - Anregungen von Edith Stein Mette Lebech Europe and Human Dignity. A Steinian discussion of Joseph Ratzinger's reflections on the problems faced by Europe today Teresa Marcinów Dignity of the human person as a basis of European axiology. Remarks in the context of Edyta Stein's Christian personalism Michael Grütering Atheismus und Glaube als Herausforderung an die Gemeindeseelsorge - Edith Stein als Vorbild eines Weges Biografische Notiz zu den Autorinnen und Autoren