Lasting Significance of Etty Hillesum's Writings

Klaas A.D. Smelik (Hilversum 1950) studied Theology, Semitic Languages and Ancient History in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Leiden. He taught Old Testament and Hebrew in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Brussels, Ancient and Jewish History at the K.U. Leuven, and Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Ghent University. In 2006, he founded the Etty Hillesum Research Centre (EHOC).

• List of Illustrations Preface Introduction Music as Metaphor in Etty Hillesum's Spirituality Nancy J.P. Anderson, A "staretz" in Camp Westerbork. The Connections Between Slavic Orthodoxy and the Spirituality of Etty Hillesum Fernando Arriero Peranton Etty Hillesum: Humanity as a task Emilio Baccarini Etty Hillesum & Albert Konrad Gemmeker. A Twofold Analysis of the Perpetration of the Westerbork Commander Lotte Bergen "Now is the Time to Put into Practice: Love Your Enemies". Several Notes on Hillesum's "Love for Enemies" in Levenskunst Ria van den Brandt The Cares of the Pagans. The Reading of Matthew 6:25-34 by Søren Kierkegaard and Etty Hillesum Pierre Bühler Dialogizing Life amidst a Culture of Death. Etty Hillesum, Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor and Nazi Reductionism. John Cartner Patience and Hope in the Writings of Julian of Norwich and Etty Hillesum Stephen Cherry The Girl Who Could Not Kneel. Etty Hillesum and the Turn Inward Marja Clement Etty Hillesum and Charlotte Salomon. Pregnancy as a Theme in Their Lives and Works Denise de Costa Wandering beyond words. Etty Hillesum and Clarice Lispector Patricia Couto "Verbalize, Vocalize, Visualize". Creative Death and Performative Writing in the Testimonies of Hillesum and Levi Maria Essunger A "No" That Is an Affirmation. Etty Hillesum and Simone Weil Against the Laws of Force Laura Fasani From enclosure to disclosure. Images of the Self in Etty Hillesum's Diary Sara Gomel A Story of Individuation in the Writings of Etty Hillesum. A Jungian Perspective Maribeth Kallemeyn Mad Midrash in the Diaries of Etty Hillesum Marc P. Lalonde The Mystery of Encounter. Poetry and Faith After Auschwitz in the Work of Paul Celan and Etty Hillesum Ulrich Lincoln Can Religion Help Heal a World Broken by Trauma? Etty Hillesum as Our Ancestor in the Qahal Goyim William McDonough The Contours of These Times. Etty Hillesum as Chronicler of Love Transcending Hate in Her Times, for Our Time, for All Time Barbara Morrill Etty Hillesum's Hand Analysis. The Prologue to Her Diaries Alexandra H.M. Nagel Suffering, Silence, and Wisdom in the Life of Etty Hillesum Rosana E. Navarro Sánchez Feeding the Soul. Etty Hillesum's Pedagogical and Spiritual Path Maria Gabriella Nocita Am I Really a Woman? A Question About Female Identity in Etty Hillesum. William Augusto Peña Esquivel A Powerless God. Etty Hillesum and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Luisa Ribeiro Ferreira New light on Etty Hillesum's Actions in Camp Westerbork Bettine Siertsema "My Beloved Desk, The Best Place on this Earth". Etty Hillesum Says Goodbye to her Familiar Surroundings Klaas A.D. Smelik Etty Hillesum's Humanism. Ethical, Philosophical and Theological Comments Jurjen Wiersma Etty Hillesum's Struggle to See Clearly. A Story of Two Worlds Patrick Woodhouse Present Traces of A Past Existence. Through the Lens of Photography Lucrezia Zanardi Etty Hillesum Bibliography Index of Names and Subjects Index of Citations