Edith Stein Quotes on Time
Edith Stein was a German philosopher, phenomenologist, and Carmelite nun. This page collects quotes attributed to Edith Stein on the topic of time, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Collected Works Vol. IV. Part 1 : Before the Face of God , Ch.1 : "On the History and Spirit of Carmel”
What is meant by "the Law of the Lord"? Psalm 118 which we pray every Sunday and on solemnities at Prime, is entirely filled with the command to know the Law and to be led by it through life. The Psalmist was certainly thinking of the Law of the Old Covenant. Knowing it actually did require life-long study and fulfilling it, life-long exertion of the will. But the Lord has freed us from the yoke o -
“Each woman who lives in the light of eternity can fulfill her vocation, no matter if it is in marriage, in a religious order, or in a worldly profession.”
Spirituality of the Christian Woman(1932) -
“As woman was the first to be tempted, so did God 's message of grace come first to a woman, and each time woman's assent determined the destiny of humanity as a whole.”
The Separate Vocations of Man and Woman According to Nature and Grace(1932) -
“The imperturbability of the Church resides in her ability to harmonize the unconditional preservation of eternal truths with an unmatchable elasticity of adjustment to the circumstances and challenges of changing times.”
Problems of Women's Education(1932)