Current events
New Project at the Edith Stein Archive:
Digitization and Preservation of the Edith Stein Photographic Archive
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In the past, we successfully carried out a project for the digitization and restoration of the manuscripts. Now, we are taking another important step: our new project is centered on the digitization and preservation of the photographic collection.
The photographs provide unique insights into Edith Stein's biography, her family, and her contemporaries, and they are of invaluable historical significance. We have already secured some of these precious documents and are now beginning to systematically digitize and archive the entire photographic collection. This will facilitate access and ensure the long-term preservation of Edith Stein's legacy for research and the public.
We invite you to follow our posts. We will regularly update you on the progress of the project and share extraordinary materials that provide an invaluable source of knowledge on the life and work of Edith Stein.
Merry and Blessed Christmas from
the Edith Stein Archive in Cologne!
In this special time of the year, we would like to sincerely thank you for your loyalty, interest, and support over the past year. May the light of Christmas bring you peace and hope, filling you with love and reflection.
The Edith Stein Archive is grateful to contribute to the unfolding of Edith Stein's thoughts and her legacy. We look forward with anticipation to the coming year and hope for more inspiring encounters and profound conversations.
May the new year be filled with beautiful moments, health, and joy for you.
Blessed Christmas and a happy, fulfilled New Year!
Your Edith Stein Archive Cologne
Online Book Presentation of the Book
“Kompetenz- und Persönlichkeitsbildung:
Phänomenologischer Zugang zu einem personenorientierten Kompetenzverständnis“
(Online Event)
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We cordially invite you to the online book presentation by Markus Arthur Holti! He will present his new book „Kompetenz- und Persönlichkeitsbildung: Phänomenologischer Zugang zu einem personenorientierten Kompetenzverständnis“. The book discusses the pedagogical approaches of Edith Stein, with her phenomenology as the guiding principle. The work can be placed within a phenomenological educational science and shows how societal expectations of education can be linked with personality development. The language of the event will be German (there is an option to enable automatic translation into English via the Zoom program).
The online book presentation will take place on January 9th at 7:00 PM.
Podcast with Luise Stein and Dr. Monika Adamczyk-Enriquez: Insight into the Edith Stein Archive
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On October 31, we had the pleasure of welcoming a special guest to the archive: Ms. Luise Stein, who runs the blog "Fundstücke. Kölner Geschichte nebenan," visited us. Together with Dr. Monika Adamczyk-Enriquez, she recorded an exciting podcast that sheds light on the mission and collection of our archive. The history of the archive’s creation, as well as its connection to the Cologne Carmel and the history of the city of Cologne, are also discussed. The recording is available here:
https://fundstuecke.koeln/2024/11/17/hinter-klostermauern/
We invite you to listen to the podcast and learn more about our work and the fascinating history of the archive. Feel free to visit Ms. Stein’s blog, where you can find many interesting details about the history of Cologne, especially lesser-known places.
Steiniana Volume 8: Presentation to Pope Francis and Honoring Edith Stein
With great pleasure, we announce that the Director of the Centro UC en Estudios Interdisciplinarios en Edith Stein, Dr. Cristián Núñez Durán, has officially presented the latest volume of Steiniana, Volume 8 (2024), to Pope Francis! This volume is dedicated to the lecture series "El mundo del pensamiento de Edith Stein" and represents a significant contribution to the in-depth engagement with Edith Stein's thought and work.
The Edith Stein Archive served as the guest editor for this volume. All editorial work and implementation were led by Dr. Monika Adamczyk-Enriquez on behalf of the Archive. However, this volume would not have been possible without the valuable support of the entire Steiniana editorial team and the dedicated work of Cristina Bustamante Escobar. Their expertise and commitment were crucial to the completion of this work. We extend our heartfelt thanks once again for this support!
The presentation to Pope Francis highlights the profound significance of Edith Stein's thought and underscores the relevance of this new volume.
The full issue can be downloaded here: https://ojs.uc.cl/index.php/STE/issue/view/3708
Open day
(attendance event)
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On October 12 we celebrate Edith Stein's 133rd birthday and cordially invite you to a special day. The Edith Stein Archive will open its doors and offer a fascinating insight into the life and work of this impressive woman. From 12 noon to 4 p.m. you will be able to explore the archive, get inspired and have interesting conversations. Afterwards, we invite you to a silent prayer and contemplative vespers in the church “Maria vom Frieden”.
Announcement: Lecture “Edith Stein und Europa.
Impulse für die Gegenwart”
(presence event)
On October 1, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Edith Stein's appointment as co-patroness of Europe. To mark this occasion, we would like to invite you to a lecture by Prof. Dr. Dr. Holger Zaborowski on the topic of “Edith Stein and Europe. Impulses for the present”. Together we will try to reflect on what Edith Stein can say to Europe today.
The lecture will take place at 6 pm in the monastery “Maria vom Frieden”.
Our latest publication: the special edition
of the journal Steiniana
The latest issue of Steiniana. Revista de Estudios Interdisciplinarios, which is dedicated to our Spanish-language lecture series “El mundo del pensamiento de Edith Stein”, has been published. Dr. Monika Adamczyk-Enriquez (Edith Stein Archive in Cologne) has taken on the work as guest editor of this issue on behalf of our archive. We see this publication as a contribution to research on Edith Stein in Spanish and English, which is currently leading the field.
We would like to thank Dr. Adamczyk-Enriquez, the Edith Stein UC and the entire Steiniana team for their months of work, dedication, and time. We would like to thank the individual authors of the texts and all the contributors to the series!
You can read the entire issue here: https://ojs.uc.cl/index.php/STE/issue/view/3708
We are already planning our next academic publication, which will deal with the most recent research on Edith Stein. This publication will be published in German, English and Spanish in July 2025.
With Edith Stein in search of the truth
The Carmelite nuns of the "Mary of Peace" convent would like to invite you to a regular round of prayer and meditation with Edith Stein. In addition to spiritual impulses, prayer and silence, there will be time for conversation and a short exchange.
We meet every last Friday of the month at 6.30 pm in the "Maria vom Frieden" convent, Vor den Siebenburgen 6, Cologne.
If you have any further questions, please contact Dr. Monika Adamczyk-Enriquez (Edith Stein Archive Cologne) at: edithsteinveranstaltungen@gmail.com
Edith Stein Week
St. Edith Stein - 25 years co-patroness of Europe
Quelle: Edih-Stein-Archiv
You are cordially invited to pray together from August 2 to 9 in our church "Maria vom Frieden" (Vor den Siebenburgen 6). This year we want to pray for peace in the world. During this week, we will also commemorate Edith Stein's Passion, but also honor together the 25th anniversary of her appointment as co-patroness of Europe. Have a look at the program of the celebrations in the PDF file below. In particular, we would like to invite you to the mass on August 9 at 6.00 pm. Rainer Maria Woelki, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cologne, will preside at the High Mass on the 82nd anniversary of Edith Stein's death.
Newsletter 2024
Edith Stein Network Cologne-Bonn
With the newsletter of the Edith Stein Network Cologne-Bonn we would like to inform you about local events in the region that are dedicated to the life and work of Edith Stein. In particular, we would like to draw your attention to our event.
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On August 30th at 6:30 pm the event: "With Edith Stein in search of the truth" will take place. We want to meet regularly every last Friday of the month in the convent "Maria vom Frieden" to pray and meditate together.
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On October 1st at 18:00, there will also be a lecture entitled "Edith Stein and Europe. Impulses for the present". The lecture will be given by Prof. Dr. Dr. Holger Zaborowski on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Edith Stein's appointment as co-patroness of Europe.
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On October 12th, we also invite you to an "Open Day" in our archive, followed by a time of stillness and vespers in the church "Maria vom Frieden". We look forward to seeing you from 12.00 noon!
More information about the events in the newsletter and soon on our website and FB.
New project of our archive
about current research on Edith Stein
As you probably already know, the Edith Stein Archive tries to support young researchers on their way. For this reason, we have organized the doctoral colloquium “Edith Stein Life and Work” in recent years. This year we want to start a new project to which we have already invited the participants of the past colloquia. In collaboration with Edith Stein UC (Chile), we want to dedicate a special issue of STEINIANA: Revista de Estudios Interdisciplinarios to the research of our doctoral students. The issue will be published in 2025 (publication language: German, English and Spanish).
Visit of EWTN team from Chile
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A week ago, an EWTN team from Chile visited us to film a documentary about Edith Stein's life. We were delighted to be able to report on Edith Stein and our work in the archive. We are also delighted that our archive and the "Maria vom Frieden" monastery were able to take part in this project. In addition to our archive and the "Maria vom Frieden" church, the EWTN team visited other places associated with Edith Stein in Cologne, Freiburg, Beuron, Breslau, etc.. The documentary is expected to be broadcast in November.
Announcement: Lecture series
“Edith Stein im Dialog”
(Online event)
The last presentation in the lecture series “Edith Stein im Dialog" (Edith Stein in Dialogue) will take place on 25 April at 7 pm (CEST). Dr Matthias Vollet will give a lecture on the topic “Er ist doch einer der Unsrigen.” Henri Bergson in den Briefen von Edith Stein (He is one of ours after all Henri Bergson in Edith Stein's letters). In his lecture, Dr Vollet will trace the reception of Henri Bergson in Edith Stein's letters and thus make a small contribution to the significance of Henri Bergson for the phenomenological movement. The language of the event is German.
The lecture will take place on 25 April at 7 pm (CEST) via Zoom.
Happy and blessed Easter
Announcement: Lecture series
“Edith Stein im Dialog”
(Online event)
We cordially invite you to another lecture in the series “Edith Stein in dialogue”. Dr Joachim Feldes will talk about “Stein und Hering - Phänomenologie, Metaphysik und Religion im Gespräch” (Stein and Hering - Phenomenology, Metaphysics and Religion in Conversation). Among other things, the lecture will shed light on Hering's personal contacts with Stein and her commitment to the cohesion of the early phenomenological movement, especially in the debate with Heidegger. It will also be shown that J. Hering, like Edith Stein, attempted to link phenomenology with theology. Just as Stein brought Husserl into dialogue with Thomas, Hering brings phenomenology into dialogue with protestant theology. Don't miss this exciting lecture! The language of the event is German.
The lecture will take place on 21 March at 7 pm via Zoom.
© Jenifer Maldonado
The Edith Stein Archive as guest editor
of the special issue of the journal Steiniana
We are pleased to inform you that our collaboration with the Centro UC en Estudios Interdisciplinarios en Edith Stein (Chile) is intensifying. We are now working together on a special issue of the journal Steiniana, published by the Centre. The special issue will be dedicated to our Spanish-language lecture series "El mundo del pensamiento de Edith Stein", which the archive organised in the summer semesters of 2023 and 2024 (online event). Dr Monika Adamczyk-Enriquez will be working for us as guest editor. The special issue is expected to be published in June 2024.
“Edith Stein – Wege zum inneren Frieden”
Dr Beate Beckmann-Zöller
(Presence event, Carmel " Maria vom Frieden")
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Foto: Monika Wrba
On 29 February at 7 p.m., a lecture on “Edith Stein - Wege zum inneren Frieden" (Edith Stein - Ways to Interior Peace) will take place in the church of the monastery “Maria vom Frieden” (Vor den Siebenburgen 6). The lecture will be given by Dr Beate Beckmann-Zöller (Munich). You are cordially invited to attend the lecture. Further information on the lecture can be found on the website of the “Maria vom Frieden” monastery.
Announcement: Lecture series
"Edith Stein im Dialog"
(Online event)
We would like to invite you to another lecture in the series “Edith Stein im Dialog”. Mrs Karolina Fiutak (Pontifical University John Paul II) will speak about “Wege der Gotteserkenntnis im Leben und Denken von Simone Weil und Edith Stein” (Ways of knowing God in the life and thought of Simone Weil and Edith Stein). The lecture will show us both clear differences and surprising similarities in the thinking and lives of the two philosophers. At the centre of Mrs Fiutak's reflections will be the ways of knowing God proposed or experienced by both women. The language of the event is German.
The lecture will take place on 21 February at 7 pm via Zoom.
© Jenifer Maldonado
Announcement: Lecture series "Edith Stein im Dialog"
(Online event)
Following the success of our online lecture series “Vernunft und Glaube bei Edith Stein" (Reason and Faith in Edith Stein) last year, we would now like to invite you to a new online lecture series “Edith Stein im Dialog" (Edith Stein in Dialogue). The aim of this lecture series is to present the person and work of Edith Stein in the light of other thinkers. Among other things, it will be possible to listen to lectures on Edith Stein and Erich Przywara, Edith Stein and Simon Weil or Edith Stein and Henry Bergson. The language of the event is German.
The first lecture will take place on 18 January at 7 pm.
Merry Christmas
14 October: Celebration of Edith Stein's entry
into the Carmel of Cologne
27 November 2023
“Pius XII., Edith Stein und der Holocaust”
(Presence event)
On 27 November at 6.30 pm, Mr Michael Hesemann will give a lecture on “Pius XII., Edith Stein und der Holocaust" (Pius XII, Edith Stein and the Holocaust) in the lecture hall of the “Maria vom Frieden” monastery. You are cordially invited to this exciting lecture, which will present the latest research findings on Pius XII and the Holocaust and explain the history of Edith Stein's letter to Pius XI.
From 11 to 14 October 2023
“Edith Stein und der Karmel”
(Presence event)
14 October is the 90th anniversary of Edith Stein's entry into the Carmelite convent in Cologne. A few days earlier, on 11 October, is the 25th anniversary of her canonisation by Pope John Paul II. We would like to celebrate both events with you and invite you to listen to three short lectures in which Edith Stein's path to the Cologne Carmel, her life there and her work will be highlighted.
The lectures will take place on 11 and 12 October at
6 pm and on 14 October (Saturday) at 4 pm in the Teresia Chapel of the "Maria vom Frieden" monastery. Further information on the lectures can be found under Events.