The Mystical Realism of Simone Weil

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2006

Author

Bommestijn, Hein

Journal

Studies in Spirituality

Volume

16

Pages

181-203

Language

English

Keywords

prayer
Christianity

Annotation

Blommestijn begins with a brief discussion of Weil’s experience of prayer, then goes on to give an exposition of her writing on the Lord’s prayer, offering his own theological reflection and response to Weil’s thought on prayer and on the Christian life in general