This translation of the religious writings of the Mexican Hieronimite nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695) includes poetry, drama, devotional works and her intellectual autobiography.
Description of the spirituality, religious practices and ways of life of medieval Italian women who belonged to the Dominican Order as lay members or penitents. The first section consists of two penitent rules, which show how penitents were to organize and live their lives. The second section is dedicated to hagiographic sources. The third section contains penitent women's religious writing.
This volume introduces the writings of Elisabeth Leseur (1866-1914: born Pauline Elisabeth Arrighi), a French laywoman who left a spiritual journey. This edition of her works brings together insights from the entire corpus of a key lay figure in the history of Christian spirituality. The works included are: 'Journal' and 'Daily thoughts', 'Writings on Christian vocation', 'Letters to unbelievers' (selection), 'Letters on suffering' (selection).