Believers and Their Disbelief

Abstract. Several recent Roman Catholics who were known for their devotion have left accounts of their troubled faith. I consider three of these: St. Therese of Lisieux, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Then I tell of the troubled atheism of Jean-Paul Sartre. Finally, I use...

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Published in:Zygon
Main Author: King, Thomas M. 1929- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2007
In: Zygon
Further subjects:B Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
B dark night of the soul
B Jean-Paul Sartre
B Humanity
B Destitution
B Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
B John of the Cross
B God
B faith and doubt
B Mother Teresa of Calcutta
B Prayer
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Summary:Abstract. Several recent Roman Catholics who were known for their devotion have left accounts of their troubled faith. I consider three of these: St. Therese of Lisieux, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Then I tell of the troubled atheism of Jean-Paul Sartre. Finally, I use texts of Sartre and Teilhard to understand the unsettled nature of belief.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2007.00865.x