Grey Eminence
Chatto and Windus, London, 1941
About this text
Huxley’s life of Father Joseph of Paris, the Capuchin mystic who served as Cardinal Richelieu’s adviser, used to ask how a man of real contemplative experience could lend himself to the politics of war, and what contemplation requires of action.
How to cite
Aldous Huxley. Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics. Chatto and Windus, London, 1941.
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