Contemporary Conversations: Eleanor Russell on Simone Weil's Gravity & Grace

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Eleanor Russell discusses Simone Weil's mystical writings and the themes of her Christian mysticism as presented in 'Gravity and Grace'.

Eleanor Russell joins us to discuss the mystical writings of French philosopher, Simone Weil. Published posthumously and edited by Gustave Thibon, Gravity and Grace is a collection of fragments from Weil's notebooks that sketch the core themes of her Christian mysticism in crisp, compact aphorisms. Weil did not set out to find God; instead, she was overwhelmed by a mystical experience of Christ's presence, after which her interests shifted from political philosophy to theology. Weil’s Christi...

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Hosts: Charles, Devin

Guest: Eleanor Russell

Topics covered

• mysticism
• philosophy
• Christianity
• Simone Weil
• theology
• political philosophy

Keywords

• Simone Weil
• Gravity and Grace
• Christian mysticism
• philosophy
• Eleanor Russell
• theology
• mystical experience

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Books & works: Gravity and Grace

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