Mysticism and politics; some thoughts about St Teresa of Avila

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• Dr Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College
• Tuesday 24 February 2015, 17:45-19:15
• Lee Hall, Wolfson College.

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This talk is open to the public and may be podcast

This year is the 500th anniversary of the birth of Teresa, one of the foremost ‘mystical’ writers of the Christian tradition. Research in the last fifty years has clarified more and more the nature of her social background in a converted Jewish family and thus the way in which her religious writing is shaped by the issues and politics of 16th century Spain. I hope to sketch this background and offer some more general reflections on the title.

This talk is part of the Wolfson College Humanities Society talks series.

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