ABSTRACT
The French priest-writer Jean Sulivan (1913–80) is not a name that would immediately spring to mind for a book dealing with mystical theology and French thought. Sulivan is a sadly neglected author in the country of his birth, especially when one considers that he managed to publish 10 novels, two short story collections, several book-length essays and an important spiritual journal, Morning Light, the majority of which carry the imprint of the prestigious Gallimard publishing house. He also wrote countless articles and reviews in newspapers like Le Monde and La Croix and was a well-known figure in Rennes, where he set up a cinéclub and a highly successful cultural centre. Under these circumstances, one would expect him to attract far greater critical attention than he has done to date. 1 Knowledge of his work is even more limited outside France, in spite of the welcome appearance of a number of his books in English translation.
