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Waiting for God von Simone Weil
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Waiting for God (Original 1951; 1951. Auflage)

von Simone Weil

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'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.… (mehr)
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Titel:Waiting for God
Autoren:Simone Weil
Info:Harper, Paperback, 227 pages
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Das Unglück und die Gottesliebe von Simone Weil (1951)

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Ahora sí, ahora me ha impresionado Simone Weil. Este tomo reúne algunas de las cartas que le dirigió a su amigo el sacerdote Joseph-Marie Perrin y algunos ensayos relativamente cortos, más un par de fragmentos dirigidos a otros amigos. Todos tratan fundamentalmente de religión y fueron publicados por el sacerdote tras la guerra. Aquí, Weil desarrolla sus ideas con más claridad y orden, a la vez que, en las cartas, nos proporciona detalles fundamentales de su vida, en especial en su relación con el catolicismo y su empeño en mantenerse fuera pero cerca de la Iglesia, "en su puerta" como repetiría ella misma. Ahora, la fuerza de su idea del amor como base de todo el universo se expresa con mayor claridad, sin los límites del aforismo o del apunte, y encontramos mejor razonadas sus apologías de la desdicha y de la debilidad. ( )
  caflores | Feb 18, 2024 |
Attesa di Dio di Simone Weil è un libro di carattere religioso, pubblicato postumo nel 1950. Il testo è composto da sei lettere, scritte tra il gennaio e il marzo del 1942, indirizzate a padre Joseph-Marie Perrin, un domenicano con cui la Weil aveva stretto amicizia a Marsiglia.

Le lettere sono una testimonianza del percorso spirituale della Weil, che si interroga sul senso della vita e sulla possibilità di incontrare Dio. La Weil è una donna di profonda fede, ma è anche una intellettuale rigorosa e non accetta le risposte facili. Per questo motivo, il suo percorso è tortuoso e pieno di contraddizioni.

Nelle lettere, la Weil riflette sulla natura di Dio, sulla sua relazione con l'uomo e sul modo in cui Dio può essere raggiunto. La Weil rifiuta l'idea di un Dio che è una persona o un essere personale. Per lei, Dio è una forza impersonale, che si manifesta nella bellezza, nella giustizia e nell'amore.

La Weil è anche convinta che l'uomo possa incontrare Dio attraverso la sofferenza. La sofferenza, infatti, è un modo per rompere il nostro egoismo e aprirci alla realtà.

Attesa di Dio è un libro complesso e affascinante, che offre una visione originale della fede. Il libro è un'opera importante per la comprensione del pensiero di Simone Weil, una delle figure più originali del XX secolo.

I punti di forza del libro sono:

La profondità delle riflessioni sulla natura di Dio e sulla relazione tra Dio e l'uomo.
L'originalità del pensiero della Weil, che rifiuta le risposte facili e si interroga sui temi più profondi dell'esistenza. La bellezza del linguaggio, che è sempre chiaro e conciso.

I punti deboli del libro sono:
La complessità del pensiero della Weil, che può essere difficile da comprendere per il lettore non abituato al suo pensiero. La brevità del libro, che non permette di approfondire tutte le tematiche affrontate.

Attesa di Dio è un libro che merita di essere letto da chiunque sia interessato alla filosofia, alla religione e alla ricerca di un significato nella vita. ( )
  AntonioGallo | Nov 3, 2023 |
Does the voice of every mystic teeter on the edge of sanity? If so, Simone passes the test.

By turns I shook my head in disbelief and nodded in understanding as she extolled the necessity of personal suffering (no, thank you) and spun sentences of such truth and beauty I almost gasp.

This title is the last of three I carried on travels this summer. Talk about a strange literary cocktail: [b:Lady Chatterley's Lover|32049|Lady Chatterley's Lover|D.H. Lawrence|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1215571713s/32049.jpg|3249302], [b:The Art of Work|21548935|The Art of Work|Jeff Goins|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1428094389s/21548935.jpg|40883782], and [b:Waiting for God|561999|Waiting for God|Simone Weil|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1387736445s/561999.jpg|1617979]. Simone has taken the longest to digest; she certainly has more original thoughts than the other two combined.

I am not the intended audience and yet Simone often spoke to me:

"It is not my business to think about myself. My business is to think about God. It is for God to think about me."

"...perhaps God likes to use castaway objects, waste, rejects."

"Never in any case whatever is a genuine effort of attention wasted."

"The intelligence can only be led by desire. For there to be desire, there must be pleasure and joy in the work. The intelligence only grows and bears fruit in joy. The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running."

"God has provided that when his grace penetrates to the very center of a man and from there illuminates all his being, he is able to walk on water without violating any of the laws of nature."

Here is crazy, haunting writing rising from a soul of raw candor and deep intellect as it searches for truth. "If there is a real desire, if the thing desired is really light, the desire for light produces it." ( )
  rebwaring | Aug 14, 2023 |
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  Murtra | Nov 17, 2020 |
It's worth four stars just for the title, isn't it?

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  bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 |
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'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.

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