No one can free another from their suffering; but they can give them courage to bear it.

— Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), Schriftstellerin

Topics: Grief & Comfort, Suffering & the Question of God

Occasions: Comfort

Selma Lagerlöf

Die schwedische Schriftstellerin Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) lebte und wirkte vor allem in Värmland und erhielt 1909 als erste Frau den Nobelpreis für Literatur. Ihr Werk verbindet lutherisch geprägte Ethik mit schwedischer Erzähltradition und kreist um Themen wie Schuld, Vergebung und die Auseinandersetzung mit religiösem Fanatismus. Für Bibelleser veranschaulichen ihre Erzählungen und „Christuslegenden“ biblische Motive wie Gnade, Demut und Reue in bildhafter Sprache.

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