Waiting for God (Paperback, 3rd Edition)

You cannot get far in these essays without sensing yourself in the presence of a writer of immense intellectual power and fierce independence of mind.' - Janet Soskice, from the Introduction to the Routledge Classics edition

Simone Weil (1909–1943) is one of the most brilliant and unorthodox religious and philosophical thinkers of the twentieth century. She was also a political activist who worked in the Renault car factory in France in the 1930s and fought briefly as an anarchist in the Spanish Civil War. Hailed by Albert Camus as 'the only great spirit of our times,' her work spans an astonishing variety of subjects, from ancient Greek philosophy and Christianity to oppression, political freedom and French national identity.

Waiting for God is one of her most remarkable books, full of piercing spiritual and moral insight. The first part comprises letters she wrote in 1942 to Jean-Marie Perrin, a Dominican priest, and demonstrate the intense inner conflict Weil experienced as she wrestled with the demands of Christian belief and commitment. She then explores the 'just balance' of the world, arguing that we should regard God as providing two forms of guidance: our ability as human beings to think for ourselves; and our need for both physical and emotional 'matter.' She also argues for the concept of a 'sacred longing'; that humanity's search for beauty, both in the world and within each other, is driven by our underlying desire for a tangible god.

Eloquent and inspiring, Waiting for God asks profound questions about the nature of faith, doubt and morality that continue to resonate today.

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Introduction by Janet Soskice and retains the Foreword to the 1979 edition by Malcolm Muggeridge.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Routledge Classics Edition Janet Soskice

Foreword to the 1979 Edition Malcolm Muggeridge　

Part 1: Letters

1. Hesitations Concerning Baptism

2. Same Subject

3. About Her Departure

Part 2: Letters of Farewell

4. Her Spiritual Autobiography

5. Her Intellectual Vocation

6. Last Thoughts

Part 2: Essays

7. Reflections on the Right Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God

8. The Love of God and Affliction

9. Forms of the Implicit Love of God

10. Concerning the 'Our Father'

11. The Three Sons of Noah and the History of Mediterranean Civilization.

Index

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Classics
Release date:	May 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Simone Weil
Foreword by:	Janet Soskice
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	220
Edition:	3rd Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-70528-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > Practical & applied ethics Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > Practical & applied ethics Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	0-367-70528-1
Barcode:	9780367705282

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