Below are journal article abstracts and book reviews covering various topics in Carmelite studies written by the Center’s PhD student, Irina V. Smetanina, M.T.S., Th.M. Check here every month for postings of her latest work.
December 2025 Article
January 20, 2026
“Dialogues of the Carmelites as Witness: Patterns of Christian Martyrdom in Scripture, History and the Arts.”
November 2025 Book Review
January 20, 2026
“John of the Cross: Desire, Transformation, and Selfhood”
October 2025 Abstract
January 20, 2026
“Mystical Contemplation and Other Ways of the Cognition of God According to Saint John of the Cross.”
October 2025 Abstract
January 20, 2026
“Mysticism and Visual Theology: The Sacred Image and Gaze in Saint Teresa of Ávila.”