God, Guilt, and Death: An Existential Phenomenology of Religion / Edition 1

by Merold Westphal

Overview

" . . . a profoundly stimulating and satisfying piece of philosophy. . . . It is a book from which one really can learn something worthwhile." --Idealistic Studies

" . . . exceptionally well-written philosophy of religion . . . " --Mentalities

" . . . a most impressive phenomenology of religion . . . a splendid achievement . . . " --The Reformed Theological Review

" . . . challenging to scholars . . . interesting to general audiences." --International Journal for Philosophy of Religion

" . . . equal in clarity of thought and comprehensiveness of scope. . . . profoundly original." --The Reformed Journal

"Challenging and thought-provoking, this makes a fine . . . textbook in the philosophy of religion." --Religious Studies Review

" . . . its virtues as a textbook in phenomenology or philosophy of religion are extraordinary." --Faith and Philosophy

Examples from the writings of Kierkegaard, Freud, Heidegger, Dostoyevsky, Nietzsche, and Tolstoi illuminate Westphal's thesis that guilt and death are the central problems of human existence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253204172
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Publication date:	02/22/1987
Series:	Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years