Vol. 62 No. 163 (2023), Section of Chairs: Chair of Religious Studies
Vol. 62 No. 163 (2023)

Etty Hillesum or When God Doesn't Work

Section of Chairs: Chair of Religious Studies
Published 2025-08-29
Hernán Mora Calvo
University of Costa Rica (UCR)
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God
Human Life
Love
Obstacles
Life´'s sense
Meaning of life

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Mora Calvo, Hernán. 2025. “Etty Hillesum or When God Doesn’t Work”. Journal of Philosophy of the University of Costa Rica 62 (163). https://doi.org/10.15517/revfil.2023.55119.
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Abstract

Etty Hillesum developed throughout her life the task of self-knowledge and from there she discovered that life consisted of achieving a better dimension, always vitalized, be it of one’s own life and of the life of others. However, life is dry, dark and contradictory and sometimes offers enmities with itself. The question is, then, what does God do about it?

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