Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil |
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... order . Out of all bodies and minds we could not extract one impulse of true charity . It is impossible , of a different , supernatural order . Charity can be produced only by divine action , by the gracious spirit of God at work in us ...
... order . Out of all bodies and minds we could not extract one impulse of true charity . It is impossible , of a different , supernatural order . Charity can be produced only by divine action , by the gracious spirit of God at work in us ...
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... charity , and the wisdom which belongs to the order of charity . By our intellect we can see that to come to a proper faith we must reason in such a way as to respect the distinctions between the three orders . By perform- ing these ...
... charity , and the wisdom which belongs to the order of charity . By our intellect we can see that to come to a proper faith we must reason in such a way as to respect the distinctions between the three orders . By perform- ing these ...
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... order of charity . This is beyond the reach of the order of the mind , and even beyond the reach of the mind illumined by the supernatural truth that Scripture reveals . The principle of the supernatural order is charity , so to know ...
... order of charity . This is beyond the reach of the order of the mind , and even beyond the reach of the mind illumined by the supernatural truth that Scripture reveals . The principle of the supernatural order is charity , so to know ...
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able achievements Adam and Eve aesthetic beauty become believe Blaise Pascal boredom cause charity Christ Christian claims Christian love Christian truth Church commandment concerned condition conviction created death desires Diogenes Allen distinctions doubt earthly Either/Or enables endowments equality eternal ethical person Eucharist evil existence experience faith feel give God's love happiness holiness human love human nature idea illumination implicit love Incarnation incomprehensible indifference insignificance intellect Jesus kegaard Kier Kierkegaard live look Lord's Prayer love of neighbor love our neighbors mind obey obligation to love one's oneself order of charity original sin ourselves paradox Pascal passions perfectly pure philosophical present purity reality reason recognize religion religious practices revealed Scripture seed of love seek selfishness sense show that Christianity significance Simone Simone Weil Søren Kierkegaard spiritual suffering tells things three writers true truth of Christianity understand universe utterly Weil's wretchedness