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          English professor publishes new book on French philosopher

          
            
              
                
                Published: December 15, 2004
              

              
                Author: Erik Runyon
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          

Kevin Hart, professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, has published a new book on French philosopher and writer Maurice Blanchot.

In “The Dark Gaze: Maurice Blanchot and the Sacred,” Hart explores the paradox of Blanchots life as an atheist who had an abiding fascination with mystical experiences and the notion of the sacred. The book reveals Blanchot as a thinker devoted to the possibilities of a spiritual life; an atheist familiar with both the Old and New Testaments; and a philosopher interested in the links between art and religion, and writing and the sacred.

A Notre Dame faculty member since 2002, Hart specializes in poetry, religious literature, and philosophy and literature. He also serves as a faculty fellow in the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.

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