Simone Weil
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
2004 |
Author |
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Editor |
Reichardt, Mary R. |
Book |
Encyclopedia of Catholic Literature |
Volume |
2 |
Pages |
761-771 |
Publisher |
Greenwood Press |
Place Published |
Westport, CT |
Language |
English |
Keywords |
antisemitism |
Annotation |
A good, albeit extremely critical overview of Weil’s life and work drawing upon Weil’s writing in Waiting for God, paying particular attention to the themes of waiting, hesitations around baptism and critical response to such hesitations, her critique of the Christian church, her rejection of Judaism and the Hebrew Bible, her anti-Semitism, and what Reilly sees as her heterodox and elitist attitude towards scriptural exegesis, attitude to prayer, mysticism, salvation and resurrection as well as her embracing of the Cathars. |