new forms

Every interview with Christian Wiman is chock full of poetry and aphorisms to think with in every paragraph, and this one is no different. Especially grateful for this, though:

Simone Weil says, “There are two atheisms, of which one is a purification of the notion of God,” which can be helpful. Years ago I said that sometimes God calls a person to unbelief so that faith can take new forms. I think faith is always trying to take new forms. A lot of people have to go through unbelief to get there.