The Scholar and the Cross: The Life and Work of Edith Stein

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The life of Edith Stein is a remarkable journey of faith and intellect, marked by her conversion from Judaism to Catholicism after discovering Saint Teresa of Ávila. A gifted philosopher, she studied under Edmund Husserl and taught at Catholic schools in Germany until the rise of the Nazis disrupted her academic career. Despite her desire to join the Carmelite Order, her Jewish heritage ultimately led to her arrest by the Gestapo and subsequent death in Auschwitz in 1942. Her story highlights the intersection of faith, philosophy, and the harsh realities of history.