Edith Stein: A Biography by Waltraud Herbstrith

The Untold Story of the Philosopher and Mystic Who Lost Her Life in the Death Camps of Auschwitz. This is the powerful and moving story of the remarkable Jewish woman who converted to Catholicism, gained fame as a great philosopher in Germany, became a Carmelite nun, and was put to death in a Nazi concentration camp. Recently beatified by Pope John Paul II, Edith Stein was a courageous, intelligent and holy woman who speaks powerfully to us even today.