{"product_id":"last-years-of-saint-therese-thomas-r-nevin-9780199987665","title":"Last Years of Saint Therese: Doubt and Darkness, 1895-1897","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor over a century, the Carmelite Sister Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897) has been revered as Catholicism's foremost folk saint of modern times. Universally known as \"the Little Flower,\" she has been a source of consolation and uplift, an example of everyday sainthood by \"the Little Way.\" This book puts aside that piety and addresses the torment of doubt within the life and writing of a saint best known for the strength of her conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNevin examines the dynamics of Christian doubt, and argues that it is integral to the journey toward selfless love which Therese was compelled to take. What, Nevin asks, did doubt mean to her? What was its source and nature? What was its object? He gives close attention to her reading and interpretations of the Old and New Testaments as pathways through her inner wilderness. Her Carmel of spiritual sisters becomes a vivid setting for this drama, with other women challenging Therese by their own trials of faith. One of Therese's indispensable lessons, Nevin concludes, is the acceptance of one's helplessness in the midst of spiritual darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing a new direction to the study of Therese, and of the challenges of sainthood itself, this book reveals how Therese's response to divine abandonment is a unique and painfully won imitation of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas R. Nevin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199987661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199987665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/02\/2013 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014","brand":"Thomas R. Nevin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47039749652735,"sku":"9780199987665","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcc16811-5ed9-44fb-8f1c-fa0037a2b848.jpg?v=1752752448","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/last-years-of-saint-therese-thomas-r-nevin-9780199987665","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}