num_pages: 304
description: This intelligent, balanced portrait of an irreverent, intense, and fiery Renaissance woman and her times includes moving excerpts from her letters and sublime spiritual writings. Her unconventional, progressive views on prayer and worship, her outstanding administrative and literary talents, her travels around Spain to found and supervise convents, and how she spent much of her life under the scrutiny of the Inquisition are all detailed.
language: English
title: Teresa of Ávila: An Extraordinary Life
titlecomplete: Teresa of Ávila: An Extraordinary Life
genres: Christianity, Catholic, History, Religion, Theology, Spirituality, Biography, Christian, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 311
publisher: BlueBridge