ICS Publications is the publishing house of the Institute of Carmelite Studies, and a not-for-profit ministry of the Washington Province of Discalced Carmelite Friars, a Roman Catholic religious community to which the members of the Institute belong. We specialize in works on the history and spirituality of Carmel, sharing the riches of the Carmelite tradition with English-language audiences. We are best known for our translations of Carmelite classics. Our editions of the works of Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Lawrence of the Resurrection, Thérèse of Lisieux, Elizabeth of the Trinity, and Edith Stein - all with ample notes and explanatory materials, and translated whenever possible from the critical texts - are widely hailed for their accuracy and readability. In addition, we publish popular and scholarly works on other Carmelite figures and themes: e.g., Elijah, the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne, Père Jacques, and the role of "lectio divina" and "discernment of spirits".