Journal of Christianity and Foreign Languages
Volume 7, 2006
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL: The Gift of the Stranger Revisited
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ARTICLES
 Shalom, Not Bigotry: Orthopraxis as Response to Karl Gutzkow’s Wally, die
Zweiflerin (1835)
Andrew Wisely
Karl Gutzkow’s Wally, die Zweiflerin (1835) features Cäsar, a brilliant and cold
cynic who simultaneously courts and “emancipates” Wally, souring the restless
young aristocrat toward her Christian faith and driving her to despair. Gutzkow’s
roughshod novel provoked from critic Wolfgang Menzel a polemic as alarming as
the novel itself, but that did it little justice. Mark Walhout’s concept of “orthopraxis,”
a practice for determining how a novel encourages or discourages shalom, is a
starting point for going beyond critical vendettas, and for challenging the purely
empirical descriptions of epochal irresponsibility emphasized thus far in the criticism
of the novel.
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Visions as Illness and Inspiration: Young Estelle L’Hardy and Sister AnneCatherine Emmerich in works of Doctor Antoine Despine and Poet Clemens
Brentano
Joanne McKeown
The paper explores parallels between the literary legacies of Doctor Antoine Despine
(1777–1852) and Poet Clemens Brentano (1778–1842). Despine’s account of a
magnetic cure, De L’Emploi du magnétisme animal et des eaux minérales dans le
traitement des maladies nerveuses, suivi d’une observation très curieuse de guérison
de névropathie (A Study of the Use of Animal Magnetism and Mineral Waters in the
Treatment of Disorders of the Nervous System Followed by a Case of a Highly
Unusual Cure of Neuropathy) (Paris: Germer, Baillière, 1840), and Brentano’s
biography and transcribed visions of Sister Anne-Catherine Emmerich, The Dolorous
Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, widen our understanding of the consequences of
trauma, and of inspiring visions in the midst of illness and physical and emotional
pain.
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The Personal Narrative Journal in the Christian Foreign Language Classroom
Galen Yorba-Gray
The paper considers how Saint Augustine’s use of personal narrative as a form of
spiritual exploration can be suggestive for journalling practices in the language
classroom that could contribute not only to linguistic and critical thinking skills, but
also to students’ spiritual formation.
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World War II Meets French 331: Using Au revoir les enfants to Discuss Religion,
Ethics, and Values
Laura Dennis-Bay
This paper examines the treatment of religious and ethical themes in relation to the
holocaust in Louis Malle’s film Au revoir les enfants, and suggests ways in which
the film can enable discussion of religion, ethics and values in the French
classroom.The film raises issues of philosophical and spiritual significance as it
forces the viewer to grapple with some of the most atrocious events in human
history.
FORUM
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Bulgaria’s Response to the Holocaust as Portrayed in T. Todorov’s La Fragilité
du bien
Sarah Nova
 Coral Gardens and Classroom Ecology
David I. Smith
REVIEWS
 Terry Osborn, Teaching World Languages for Social Justice: A Sourcebook of
Principles and Practices. (James D. Wilkins)