Materialism is the worldview that forbids prayer and teaches cursing. Hence also called dialectical materialism.

— Jeannine Luczak-Wild (b. 1938), Slawistin, Literaturwissenschaftlerin, Übersetzerin und Aphoristikerin

Jeannine Luczak-Wild

Jeannine Luczak-Wild (* 1938) ist eine Schweizer Slawistin, Literaturwissenschaftlerin, Übersetzerin und Aphoristikerin aus Basel. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch Übersetzungen polnischer Literatur sowie durch pointierte Aphorismen zu Themen wie Freiheit, Macht und Glauben. Für Bibelleser bieten ihre Sinnsprüche scharfsinnige Denkanstöße zur Reflexion über existenzielle Fragen und geistige Unabhängigkeit.

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