Philosophies of Christianity: At the Crossroads of Contemporary Problems

by Balázs M. Mezei (Editor), Matthew Z. Vale (Editor)

Overview

This book examines key issues in Christianity from various philosophical points of view. It brings together European authors with American theologians and philosophers on an interconfessional basis. Coverage combines analytical and continental approaches in a unique way. This comprehensive, innovative analysis will help readers gain a deep understanding into a wide range of philosophical approaches to basic Christian problems.

The novelty of this volume is the unique combination of philosophical and theological approaches. It merges these points-of-view in a rational manner which characterizes segments of Anglo-American and Continental thought. The scope of the work covers historical issues, contemporary problems of atheism, and also novel approaches to fundamental notions. Readers will learn about questions surrounding the French New Theology, Zizek’s philosophical sources, the notion of revelation, and much more.

As a work produced by European and United States scholars, this volume is an important contribution not only to the dialogue between various academic cultures, but also to the expression of their fruitful cooperation which grounds and inspires serious academic research. The readership of this work begins at an undergraduate level and reaches up to academic researchers and professors interested in borderline problems between philosophy and theology, history and contemporary issues.
              

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030226329
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	01/09/2020
Series:	Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures , #31
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	931 KB

About the Author

Balázs M. Mezei is professor of philosophy at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Hungary. He has published more than 30 books and 150 scholarly articles on philosophy of religion, phenomenology, and political and literary criticism. His Radical Revelation: A Philosophical Approach is published by Bloomsbury in 2017. He is editor-in-chief of The Oxford Handbook of Divine Revelation.  

Matthew Z. VALE is a doctoral student in Systematic Theology and World Religions and World Church at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana), where he is a Richard and Peggy Notebaert Premier Fellow. His work focuses on Christian theological engagement with Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, as well as on a range of topics in Christian systematic theology. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and English Literature at Rice University (Houston, Texas). He lives in South Bend with his wife, Beáta, and son, Elias.

                

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction (Balázs M. Mezei).- Chapter 2. God and Religion (Miklós Vetö).- Chapter 3. On Saturated Phenomena and the Hyperboles of Being (William Desmond).- Chapter 4. From Philosophical Theology to Philosophy of Religion: An Illocutionary Turning Point (Savina Raynaud).- Chapter 5. The Limits of Univocity in Interreligious Relationality (Richard Schenk).- Chapter 6. Religion, Theology, and Philosophy in Heidegger’s Thought (István M. Fehér).- Chapter 7. Apocalyptic Phenomenology: A Radical Philosophical Theology of Revelation (Balázs M. Mezei).- Chapter 8. Žižek and the Theological Foundation of the Secular (Cyril O’Regan).- Chapter 9. Étienne Gilson and Marie-Dominique Chenu: ‘Choisisme’ (Francesca Aran Murphy).- Chapter 10. Mere Metaphysics:  Between East and West (John Betz).- Chapter 11. Appropriation and Polemics. Karl Jaspers’s Criticism of Kierkegaard’s Concept of Religion (István Czakó).- Chapter 12. The Paradoxes of Love: Some Theological Remarks on theWork of Harry Frankfurt (Kenneth Oakes).- Chapter 13. Love in the Horizon of Being: Erich Przywara’s Engagement with Max Scheler (Matthew Vale).- Chapter 14. The Role of Catholic Philosophy in the Evolution of Western Civilization: The Vision of Rodney Stark (Máté Botos).