Waiting at the Foot of the Cross

The Spirituality of George Grant

Authors

  • Harris Athanasiadis Knox College, Toronto School of Theology Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/rsth.v27i2.231

Keywords:

Spirituality, George Grant

Abstract

George Grant is well known as a Canadian Political Philosopher and social critic of technological globalization, but less known as a Christian with a highly distinctive and penetrating spirituality. This essay not only argues that Grant’s spirituality fundamentally shapes his thought, but that he unfolded his spirituality through key concepts which Grant discovered in his engagement with the gospels and the writings of Simone Weil.

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Published

2009-04-29

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Articles

How to Cite

Athanasiadis, H. (2009). Waiting at the Foot of the Cross: The Spirituality of George Grant. Religious Studies and Theology, 27(2), 231-245. https://doi.org/10.1558/rsth.v27i2.231