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Etty Hillesum and the Flow of Presence - A Voegelinian Analysis (Hardcover)
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Etty Hillesum and the Flow of Presence - A Voegelinian Analysis (Hardcover)
Series: Eric Voegelin Institute Series in Political Philosophy: Studies in Religion & Politics
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Although she died cruelly at Auschwitz at the age of twenty-nine,
Etty Hillesum left a lasting legacy of mystical thought in her
letters and diaries. Hillesum was a complex and powerful witness to
the openness of the human spirit to the call of God, even under the
most harrowing circumstances. Her life was as much shaped by
Hitler's regime as was that of philosopher Eric Voegelin, and as
Meins Coetsier reveals, her thought lends itself to interpretation
from a uniquely Voegelinian perspective.""Etty Hillesum and the
Flow of Presence"" analyzes the life and writings of Hillesum from
the standpoint of Voegelin's views on consciousness - especially
his philosophy of luminous participation in the transcendent ground
of being. Through a careful reading of her letters and diaries,
Coetsier reveals the inner development of Hillesum's mystically
grounded resistance to Nazism as he guides readers through the
symbolism of her spiritual journey, making effective use of
Voegelin's analytics of experience and symbolization to trace her
path to spiritual truth.Intertwining the lives, works, and visions
of these two mystical thinkers, Coetsier demonstrates his mastery
of both Voegelin's philosophy and Hillesum's Dutch-language
materials. He shows how mystical attunement to the ""flow of
presence"" - Voegelin's designation for human responsiveness to the
divine - is the key to the development of Hillesum's life and
writings. He displays a special affinity for the suffering and
grace-filled transformation that she underwent as she approached
the end of her life and gained insight into the ultimate purpose of
each individual's contribution to the well-being and maintenance of
the human spirit.Retrieving one of the lesser-known but most
compelling figures of the Holocaust, ""Etty Hillesum and the Flow
of Presence"" is an original contribution to both Voegelin and
Hillesum scholarship that reflects these writers' strong valuation
of the human person. It presents Hillesum's life and work in an
original and provocative context, shedding new light on her
experiences and their symbolizations while further broadening the
application of Voegelin's thought.
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