Publisher's Synopsis
This book is an introduction to the life and teachings of Saint Teresa of Avila. This book on The Contemporary Challenge of Saint Teresa of Avila, is an introduction to her life and writings and readers should use it as a companion to the careful and prayerful reading of Teresa's own writings. It will introduce readers to this giant in the history of spirituality and one of the greatest teachers of prayer that the world has ever known. This book is a companion to an earlier book, The Contemporary Challenge of St. John of the Cross.
