Whoever seeks the truth is seeking God, whether they are aware of it or not.

— Edith Stein (1891–1942), Philosophin

Topics: Doubt & Hard Questions, Wisdom & Understanding

Edith Stein

Edith Stein (1891–1942) war eine deutsche Philosophin und Karmelitin jüdischer Herkunft, die unter anderem in Freiburg, Speyer sowie Köln wirkte und im Konzentrationslager Auschwitz-Birkenau ermordet wurde. Bekannt ist sie für die Verknüpfung von moderner Phänomenologie mit christlicher Scholastik sowie für ihre Schriften zur Frauen- und Bildungsphilosophie, während ihre Heiligsprechung als Märtyrerin im jüdisch-christlichen Dialog Kontroversen über die Deutung ihres Todes auslöste. Für Bibelleser verdeutlicht ihr Werk eine intellektuell fundierte Kreuzesspiritualität und die kompromisslose Bindung des Gewissens an die biblische Würde der menschlichen Person unter totalitärer Bedrohung.

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