Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks

Simone Weil, Christopher Hamilton (King's College London, UK)

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28 September 2023

Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Religion & beliefs; Philosophy of religion; Christianity; Ancient religions & mythologies

Series: Routledge Classics

Simone Weil (1909–1943) is one of the most brilliant and unorthodox religious and philosophical minds of the twentieth century. She was also a political activist, worked in the Renault car factory in France in the 1930s and fought briefly as an anarchist in the Spanish Civil War, before her tragic early death in England at the age of thirty-four. Her work spans an astonishing variety of subjects, from ancient Greek philosophy and Christianity to oppression, political freedom and French national identity.

Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks sees Weil apply her unique and piercing intellect to early Greek thought, where she finds fundamental precursors to Christian religious ideas. She argues, provocatively, that concepts fundamental to Christianity such as incarnation, redemption, suffering and resurrection are Greek as well as Christian and that there is much we can learn, spiritually and philosophically, from their entwinement.

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Christopher Hamilton.

By: Simone Weil
Foreword by: Christopher Hamilton (King's College London UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781032533995
ISBN 10: 1032533994
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 28 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Christopher Hamilton 1.God's Quest for Man 2. The Laments of Electra and the Recognition of Orestes 3. Antigone 4. The Iliad, Poem of Might 5. Zeus and Prometheus 6. Prometheus 7. God in Plato 8. Divine Love in Creation 9. The Symposium of Plato 10. The Republic 11. The Pythagorean Doctrine 12. A Sketch of a History of Greek Science. Index

Simone Weil (1909–1943) was one of the great theologians, philosophers and activists of the twentieth century. Her writings on the nature of religious faith, spirituality and philosophy have inspired thousands of her readers. A number of her other books, including The Need for Roots, Waiting for God and Oppression and Liberty, are also available in Routledge Classics.

Reviews for Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks

'...the writings collected here suggest a forceful, imaginative, ingenious individual at work.' - Journal of Religion 'the only great spirit of our times' - Albert Camus