Therese Neumann

The life and remarkable gifts of Therese Neumann (1898-1962); who bore the stigmata from 1926 to 1962; and suffered the Passion of Jesus on Fridays. She went without food and drink (save Communion) for 26 years. Also tells of her visions; language phenomena; mystical recognition of the Holy Eucharist; of priests; priestly blessings and relics; her bilocation and other mystical gifts. Twenty pictures in color and over 50 in black and white. Impr. 290 pgs 25 color Illus;20 b&W Illus ; PB

This book reveals Therese's visions and stigmata along with some biographical data and explanations. This work is a studied apology for the mystical phenomena which occurred in the life of Therese. The author shows that mystical experiences, while outside the realm of usual rational expectations, are well within the realm of God's way. He views Therese's experience as a divine mission, given to her by God as a first line of defense against modern, exaggerated rationalism, which does away with religion and forces us to sheer materialism. The author, Johannes Steiner, was introduced to Therese Neumann in 1929 and has maintained unbroken and close contact with Konnersreuth ever since. After the war it was possible for him to even intensify his connections since his professional needs, as one of Europe's foremost publishers, brought him into the neighborhood of Konnersreuth several times a year and frequently for rather extensive visits. Thus he had an opportunity to speak with Therese Neumann herself and to acquire first-hand information to correct or round out the work of her first biographer, Dr. Fritz Gerlich. He is probably the best living expert on the subject of Therese Neumann.

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A Light Shone in the Darkness is the account of the life of Therese Neumann of Konnersreuth, a mystic who lived in Germany until her death in 1962 and who was given to visions, crying tears of blood, and bearing of stigmata throughout her life.

A truly remarkable account of the famous German mystic and stigmatist visited by so many GI's after WW II. She did not sleep and lived without food or liquids except for the daily Eucharist, from 1926 to 1962.

Disruptive Power examines a surprising revival of faith in Catholic miracles in Germany from the 1920s to the 1960s. The book follows the dramatic stigmata of Therese Neumann of Konnersreuth and her powerful circle of followers that included theologians, Cardinals, politicians, journalists, monarchists, anti-fascists, and everyday pilgrims. Disruptive Power explores how this and other similar groups negotiated the precariousness of the Weimar Republic, the repression of the Third Reich, and the dynamic early years of the Federal Republic. Analyzing a network of rebellious traditionalists, O’Sullivan illustrates the divisions that characterized the German Catholic minority as they endured the tumultuous era of the world wars. Analyzing material from archives in Germany and the United States, Michael E. O’Sullivan investigates the unsanctioned but very popular visions in several rural towns after World War II, providing micro-histories that illuminate the impact of mystical faith on religiosity, politics, and gender norms.

“A dense and scholarly book about . . . the relationship between the Nazi party and the occult . . . reveals stranger-than-fiction truths on every page.”—Daily Telegraph The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler’s personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the paranormal, paganism, Indo-Aryan mythology, witchcraft, miracle weapons, and the lost kingdom of Atlantis in reimagining German politics and society and recasting German science and religion. In this eye-opening history, Eric Kurlander reveals how the Third Reich’s relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Even as popular occultism and superstition were intermittently rooted out, suppressed, and outlawed, the Nazis drew upon a wide variety of occult practices and esoteric sciences to gain power, shape propaganda and policy, and pursue their dreams of racial utopia and empire. “[Kurlander] shows how swiftly irrational ideas can take hold, even in an age before social media.”—The Washington Post “Deeply researched, convincingly authenticated, this extraordinary study of the magical and supernatural at the highest levels of Nazi Germany will astonish.”—The Spectator “A trustworthy [book] on an extraordinary subject.”—The Times “A fascinating look at a little-understood aspect of fascism.”—Kirkus Reviews “Kurlander provides a careful, clear-headed, and exhaustive examination of a subject so lurid that it has probably scared away some of the serious research it merits.”—National Review