Diogenes Allen is Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton Theological Seminary. Eric O. Springsted is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Illinois College and is President of the Simone Weil Society.

"This book is a valuable corrective to many of the more stereotypical readings of Simone Weil. The authors manage to situate Weil's work in a larger context and persuasively argue that her philosophical contributions anticipate and actually illuminate contemporary discussions regarding ethics, politics, and culture. By establishing the basis for a creative dialogue between Weil and contemporary figures such as Charles Taylor and Richard Rorty they have opened up new possibilities for appreciating what Weil can contribute to contemporary ethical, social, political, and cultural discussion." — David Wisdo

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations Part I: No Longer on the Margins? 1. The Baptism of Simone Weil2. No Longer on the Margins?Part II: Nature and Necessity 3. Divine Necessity: Weilian and Platonic Conceptions4. The Concept of Reading and the Book of Nature5. Winch on Weil's SupernaturalismPart III: The Journey of the Soul 6. The Enigma of Affliction7. The Love of Particulars8. George Herbert and Simone WeilPart IV: Persons and Communities 9. Of Tennis, Persons, and Politics10. Rootedness: Culture and Value Part V: Epilogue 11. From Words to the Word: Weilian Resources for a New Christian HumanismNotesSelected BibliographyIndex