The Christian Humanism of Simone Weil: The Teramo Convention, December 2008

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2009

Author

Marianelli, Massimiliano

Journal

Concilium

Number

4

Pages

119-125

Language

English

Keywords

Catholic Church
personal/impersonal
myth
truth

Annotation

Massimilano begins with a brief overview of Weil’s life, then turns to discuss her understanding of ‘man’, the personal and impersonal, ‘truth and myths’, and finally her relationship to the Catholic church, arguing Weil was baptized by a friend before her death.