Etty Hillesum: A Life Transformed

Etty Hillesum: A Life Transformed

by PatrickWoodhouse (Author)

Synopsis

On 8 March 1941, a 27-year-old Dutch Jewish student living in enemy-occupied Amsterdam made the first entry in a diary that was to become one of the most remarkable documents to emerge from the Nazi Holocaust. Over the course of the next two and a half years, an insecure, chaotic and troubled young woman was transformed into someone who inspired those with whom she shared the suffering of the transit camp at Westerbork and with whom she eventually perished at Auschwitz. Through her diary and letters, she continues to inspire those whose lives she has touched since: an extraordinarily alive and vivid young woman who shaped and lived a spirituality of hope in the darkest period of the twentieth century.This book explores Etty Hillesum's life and writings, seeking to understand what it was about her that was so remarkable, how her journey developed, how her spirituality was shaped, and what her profound reflections on the roots of violence and the nature of evil can teach us today.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published: 26 Jan 2009

ISBN 10: 1847064264
ISBN 13: 9781847064264

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[A] superb and moving account of her life and writings, touching on Hillesum's profound reflections on violence and the nature of evil.

Catholic Herald, April 2009
Author Bio
Patrick Woodhouse is Canon Precentor of Wells Cathedral. He is the author of In Search of the Kingdom (Marshall Pickering, 1989), Beyond Words: An Introduction, Guide and Resource for a Contemplative Way of Prayer and With You is the Well of My Life, a collection of prayers for public and private use (both published by Kevin Mayhew).