About the book: Balthasar's unique volume on Thérèse of Lisieux and Elizabeth of the Trinity presents a theological biography of each of these holy Carmelite sisters. In Two Sisters in the Spirit: Thérèse of Lisieux & Elizabeth of the Trinity (1970, 1992), he gives profound insights into their spirituality, showing that their differences actually complement one another as two aspects of the life of contemplation.
Von Balthasar probes the depths of the contemplative mission and spirituality of each of these young Carmelites, who both died in their twenties, and shows how their lives give powerful witness to the critical importance of contemplation as a means to holiness. Each woman is clearly shown as a daughter of her Carmelite heritage with her own emphasis: Thérèse's discovery of the "little way of love" and Elizabeth's focus on the indwelling of God in the soul.
With so much confusion today about the meaning of the contemplative life, the lives of Thérèse and Elizabeth are a strong re-affirmation of the primacy and importance of the contemplative vocation in the life of the Church.
Two Sisters in the Spirit: Thérèse of Lisieux & Elizabeth of the Trinity is translated from the German (Schwestern im Geist: Therese von Lisieux & Elizabeth von Dijon) and published with ecclesiastical approval in 1970.
Therese von Lisieux is translated by Donald Nichols and Anne Englund Nash.
Elizabeth von Dijon is translated by Dennis Martin.
About the author: Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered one of the most important Catholic theologians of the 20th century. With Joseph Ratzinger and Henri de Lubac, he founded the theological journal Communio. Over the course of his life, he authored 85 books, over 500 articles and essays, and almost 100 translations. He is known for his 16-volume trilogy on beauty (The Glory of the Lord), goodness (Theo-Drama), and truth (Theo-Logic). He died in his home in Basel on 26 June 1988 and is buried in the cemetery of the Church of St Leodegar im Hof (Hofkirche) in Lucerne. (Wikipedia)
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