Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks

In Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks Weil apply her unique, piercing intellect to early Greek thought, where she finds precursors to Christianity. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Christopher Hamilton.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

In Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks Weil apply her unique, piercing intellect to early Greek thought, where she finds precursors to Christianity. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Christopher Hamilton.

Product details

• Authors: Simone Weil
• Assisted by: Christopher Hamilton (Foreword)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2023
• EAN: 9781032534008
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3253400-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ancient Greece, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Ancient, Christianity, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient History, Philosophy of religion, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Ancient religions & mythologies, Ancient religions and Mythologies