Reading Group Session III
"A Medieval Epic Poem" and "The Romanesque Renaissance"
Photograph of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines from Pyrenees Mediterranean Intermunicipal Tourist Office.
"A Medieval Epic Poem" and "The Romanesque Renaissance"
with Dr. Rachel Matheson.
Sessions will be 1.5 hours in length, 45 minutes for Dr. Matheson to unpack her reading of the text and 45 minutes for general questions, answers, comments, and ideas. These sessions will be held on zoom and are open to all AWS members, so if anyone you know is interested in participating, please encourage them to join the AWS. Remember to update your membership for the 2026/7 year in order to attend. The sessions will be recorded, edited, and made available to the public via Youtube.
Dr. Matheson will be referencing these texts in: Simone Weil, Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings. Edited and translated by Richard Rees. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 1962. . If possible, please read this version for ease of reference.
Rachel Matheson holds a PhD in Religious Studies from McMaster University (2025) where she wrote her dissertation on Simone Weil’s kenotic theology of self-effacement.
Her writing on Weil has also included book chapters on Weil and labour and Weil and Augustine. Her research interests include religious ethics, the Christian mystical tradition, and Christianity and literature/film. She is currently a sessional lecturer at the University of Alberta and an affiliate of the Irene and Doug Schmeiser Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace and Justice at the University of Saskatchewan.