Simone Weil’s God: A Radical Christianity for the Secular World
Publication Type |
Thesis |
Year of Publication |
1999 |
Author |
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Academic Department |
Divinity School |
Pages |
367 |
Publisher |
University of Chicago |
Place Published |
Chicago |
Work Type |
Diss |
Language |
English |
Keywords |
affliction (malheur) |
Annotation |
MCullough provides an in-depth systematic discussion of the major ideas found in Weil’s writing in an attempt to present a more sustained and coherent discussion of Weil’s theology than is found, she argues, in most of the writing on her. She thus touches on, among a number of other topics, Weil’s views of language, truth, reality, necessity, the good, creation and decreation, detachment, God, redemption, beauty, suffering and affliction, grace, compassion, sin, and evil. The final chapter of the dissertation denies a Gnostic dualism in Weil’s thought and offers some suggestions for further work on the social historical context of Weil’s theology. |