Glory in a 20th Century Mystic: Reflection on the Experience of Etty Hillesum (1914-43)
Southgate, C
Date: 27 November 2020
Publisher
Lexington Books / Fortress Academic
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Abstract
This essay explores the roots of the main term for divine glory in the Hebrew
Bible, and proposes an understanding of manifestations of God’s glory in terms of signs of
the reality of the always-hidden God. It goes on to explore the experience of Etty Hillesum,
who as a victim of Nazi oppression in occupied Holland persisted in ...
This essay explores the roots of the main term for divine glory in the Hebrew
Bible, and proposes an understanding of manifestations of God’s glory in terms of signs of
the reality of the always-hidden God. It goes on to explore the experience of Etty Hillesum,
who as a victim of Nazi oppression in occupied Holland persisted in seeing life as glorious,
and refusing to hate her persecutors. Hillesum’s diaries and letters offer glimpses of how
glory may be perceived even under conditions of great harshness and misery.
Classics, Ancient History, Religion and Theology
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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