Writing for a wide popular audience, philosopher Diogenes Allenexamines the problem of human suffering and helps us to discover"traces of God" in the world, even as we suffer from physicalpain and loss, natural disaster, and human evil.Written for beginners in the spiritual life, Traces of God describeshow we can prepare ourselves for the inevitable sufferings of life.Allen explores the human pilgrimage through adversity and takesa close look at Simone Weil's studies of affliction.