Etty Hillesum | Orbis Books
Etty Hillesum - Orbis Books

ISBN:9781570758386

Pages: 176

Binding: Softcover

Etty Hillesum

By: Annemarie S. Kidder
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A marvelous book full of praise and power, song and light, of a profound, strong love that overcame all hatred. This is the story of a truly modern soul that can inspire, affirm, and transform one from within.--Ursula King, author, Spirit of Fire: Teilhard de Chardin 

This is a remarkable collection garnered from the writings of a saintly, human and indomitably good woman who lived against the shadowed curtain of unspeakable inhumanity. . . a book to read in small doses, repeatedly.--Megan McKenna, author, Not Counting Women and Children 

It is amazing how very relevant and inspiring Etty Hillesum's words are to our times. . . a helpful guide to those who search for spiritual growth and inner balance.--Denise de Costa, author, Anne Frank and Etty Hillesum 

"I know that a new and kinder day will come . . . . And there is only one way of preparing the new age, by living it even now in our hearts."

Like Anne Frank, Etty Hillesum (1914-1943) was a young Dutch Jewish woman who would perish as so many did in the Auschwitz death camp. Forty years after her death at the age of 29 the publication of her diaries, An Interrupted life, revealed to the world her remarkable voice.

In the last two years of her life, Etty expressed a deeply ecumenical mysticism, drawing on scripture, literature, and Christian sources. As the noose of repression grew tighter, she faced up to her fate with extraordinary grace and courage, determined to affirm the goodness and beauty of life, and to make of her soul a haven for God. As she surrendered herself to the Westerbork Transit Camp she expressed her desire to serve as the "thinking heart of the barracks."

This volume, drawn from her letters and diaries, lays out the themes of her distinctive and inspiring spiritual vision, startling in its relevance and moving in its openness to the possibilities for hope in a world of brutal violence.

Annemarie S. Kidder is a Presbyterian pastor and assistant professor at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit, MI. Her books include The Power of Solitude and Ultimate Price: Testimonies of Christians Who Resisted the Third Reich.


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