“God May Strike you Thisaway”: Flannery O’Connor and Simone Weil on Affliction and Joy
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
2010 |
Author |
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Editor |
Hewitt, Avis |
Book |
Flannery O'Connor in the Age of Terrorism: Essays on Violence and Grace |
Pages |
41-57 |
Publisher |
University of Tennessee Press |
Place Published |
Knoxville, TN |
Language |
English |
Keywords |
affliction (malheur) |
Annotation |
Although focused on Flannery O’Connor, Wood uses Weil to defend O’Connor against the charges of being ‘fundamentally malevolent’ in the repeated portrayal of human destruction in her novels. In so doing, Wood’s article provides an interesting and insightful discussion of Weil’s work, especially her notions of affliction (malheur), necessity, the love of God, and a theology of the cross |
Notes |
Previously published in 2007 in Renascence 59 (3):181-195 |