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Author:   Eric O. Springsted
Publisher:   University of Notre Dame Press
Imprint:   University of Notre Dame Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
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9780268200220

ISBN 10:   026820022
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 April 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations for Weil’s Works Acknowledgments A Brief Biography of Simone Weil I. Philosophical and Theological Thought 1. A Thoughtful Life 2. Mystery and Philosophy 3. The Nature of Grace: Why the Crucifixion Matters 4. Love and Intellect 5. “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine...” 6. Spiritual Apprenticeship 7. A Sacramental Understanding of the World II. Social and Political Thought 8. What is Sacred in Every Human Being? Simone Weil’s Encounter with Maritain 9. The Language of the Inner Life 10. “Thou Hast Given Me Room”: The Retheologization of the Political 11. The Need for Order and the Need for Roots 12. A Theory of Culture: Inspiration and Its Cultural Outworkings 13. Searching for a New St. Benedict 14. Moral Clarity in War Conclusion Bibliography

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This book is an original contribution to Weil studies and beyond because it seeks to apply Simone Weil's thought to twenty-first century issues directly. It is most welcome and valuable for exactly that reason. -Vance G. Morgan, author of Weaving the World

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Eric O. Springsted is the co-founder of the American Weil Society and served as its president for thirty-three years. After a career as a teacher, scholar, and pastor, he is retired and lives in Santa Fe, NM. He is the author and editor of a dozen previous books, including Simone Weil: Late Philosophical Writings (University of Notre Dame Press, 2015).

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