Simone Weil and the Impossible: a Radical View of Religion and Culture
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
2003 |
Author |
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Editor |
Pierce, Andrew Smyth, Geraldine |
Book |
Critical Spirit :Theology at the Crossroads of Faith and Culture: Essays in Honour of Gabriel Daly |
Pages |
208-222 |
Publisher |
Columbia Press |
Place Published |
Dublin |
Language |
English |
Chapter |
13 |
Keywords |
affliction (malheur) |
Annotation |
Tracy begins this chapter with a brief description and discussion of Weil’s three mystical experiences. He then proceeds to give an overview of the content and form of her writing, followed by a discussion of her problematic and disconcerting response to the Jewish tradition. Tracy then offers an in-depth exploration of Weil’s ‘Christian Platonism’ and the complex theology to which it gave rise. |
Notes |
Almost identical text published by Tracy as "Simone Weil and the Impossible" in The Christian Platonism of Simone Weil. Eds. Doering, E. Jane and Eric O. Springsted. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 2004. 229-41. Published in French as: "Simone Weil et L'impossible: une pensée radicale de la religion et de la culture." Trans. Florence de Lussy. Simone Weil. in Sagesse et grâce violente Ed. Florence de Lussy, 2nd ed. Montrouge: Bayard, 2009. 273-95. |