Handmaid of the lord - 2nd. edition - adrienne von speyr

Adrienne von Speyr (1902-1967) was a Swiss medical doctor, a convert to Catholicism, a mystic, and an author of more than sixty books on spirituality and theology.

She collaborated closely with theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, her confessor for twenty-seven years, and together they founded the Community of Saint John.

Among her most important works are Handmaid of the Lord , Man before God, Confession , and her commentaries on the Gospel of Saint John.