{"product_id":"waiting-for-god-routledge-classics-9780367705282","title":"Waiting for God Routledge Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'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.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e - Janet Soskice, from the Introduction to the Routledge Classics edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimone Weil (1909â1943) 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaiting 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEloquent and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for God\u003c\/i\u003e asks profound questions about the nature of faith, doubt and morality that continue to resonate today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Routledge Classics edition includes a new Introduction by Janet Soskice and retains the Foreword to the 1979 edition by Malcolm Muggeridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Classics\u003c\/i\u003e Edition \u003cem\u003eJanet Soskice \u003c\/em\u003eForeword to the 1979 Edition \u003cem\u003eMalcolm Muggeridge \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Letters \u003c\/b\u003e1. Hesitations Concerning Baptism 2. Same Subject 3. About Her Departure \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Letters of Farewell \u003c\/b\u003e4. Her Spiritual Autobiography 5. Her Intellectual Vocation 6. Last Thoughts \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Essays \u003c\/b\u003e7. 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. \u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018032480599,"sku":"9780367705282","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367705282.jpg?v=1750775416","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/waiting-for-god-routledge-classics-9780367705282","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}