God, Guilt, and Death: An Existential Phenomenology of Religion

" . . . 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.

Author: Merold Westphal
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 02/22/1987
Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (Paperback)
Pages: 306
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.28w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780253204172