{"product_id":"365-days-with-etty-hillesum-miriam-elise-verhoeven-9798247490364","title":"365 Days with Etty Hillesum: Inner Freedom, Love in the Midst of Darkness, and the Courage to Remain Human","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover how an unguarded inner life can remain free-even in a world collapsing into violence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e365 Days with Etty Hillesum: Inner Freedom, Love in the Midst of Darkness, and the Courage to Remain Human\u003c\/b\u003e is a year-long devotional companion inspired by one of the most luminous spiritual voices of the twentieth century. Writing from Nazi-occupied Amsterdam and later from Westerbork, Etty Hillesum bore witness to a radical truth: that the deepest freedom is interior, and that love can remain intact even when the world descends into hatred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHillesum did not write theology, nor did she seek heroic gestures. Her journals reveal something quieter and more demanding-a disciplined attention to the inner life, a refusal to surrender the heart to bitterness, and a growing sense of responsibility for \"God's dwelling place\" within the human soul. She believed that evil is not resisted primarily by force, but by refusing to let it take root inside us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis daily devotional distills Hillesum's spiritual vision into short, reflective meditations-each one shaped by her commitment to inner honesty, prayer without illusion, and a love that does not depend on circumstances. These readings do not offer easy comfort. They invite courage, clarity, and the slow work of remaining human when dehumanization seems inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book you will find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaily meditations on inner freedom, spiritual responsibility, and unarmed love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflections inspired by Hillesum's journals, letters, and lived spiritual practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contemplative path that resists despair without denying suffering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year-long companion for readers seeking depth, clarity, and moral courage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for readers who sense that the spiritual life is not an escape from history, but a way of standing upright within it. It is for those who want to cultivate an inner space where hatred does not have the final word-and where love, however fragile, is still chosen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e365 Days Press in collaboration with Miriam Elise Verhoeven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiriam Elise Verhoeven is an independent contemplative writer based in the Low Countries, whose work is shaped by sustained engagement with philosophy, Jewish-Christian dialogue, and trauma-informed spiritual accompaniment. She has spent many years reading and reflecting on twentieth-century witness literature-journals, letters, and testimonies written under conditions of moral extremity-where spiritual life is tested not by theory but by history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer writing is rooted in the interior disciplines of attention, prayer, and moral clarity, and in a conviction that the deepest work of resistance often takes place within the inner life. Rather than offering explanations or consolations, she seeks to create spaces of quiet seriousness in which readers can listen more honestly to themselves and to the demands of the moment. She writes to help readers cultivate an inner life capable of truth, compassion, and responsibility when circumstances are fragile, painful, or morally complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miriam Elise Verhoeven,365 Days Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247490364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Miriam Elise Verhoeven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460358844671,"sku":"9798247490364","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e56e727-36cd-46e1-9327-ae44bc60497b.jpg?v=1777414225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/365-days-with-etty-hillesum-miriam-elise-verhoeven-9798247490364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}