Religious Experience and the End of Metaphysics (Philosophy of Religion) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253215927 ISBN 13: 9780253215925

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Does religious thinking stand in opposition to postmodernity? Does the existence of God present the ultimate challenge to metaphysics? Strands of continental thought, especially those running from Kant, Husserl, and Heidegger, focus on individual consciousness as the horizon for all meaning and provide modern philosophy of religion with much of its present ferment. In Religious Experience and the End of Metaphysics, 11 influential continental philosophers share the conviction that religious thinking cannot afford to disengage from the challenges of modern European philosophy. Together they provide a rich and intriguing set of answers to questions surrounding the meaning of religious experience. Topics include subjectivity, selfhood, and rationality; language, community, and ethics; the influence of Jewish and eastern religions on religious experience; God as phenomenology; and religion in the postmodern age. These lucid and arresting essays bring together many of the leading voices in the contemporary continental debate on God and religion.

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About the Author

Jeffrey Bloechl is Edward Bennett Williams Fellow and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, MA.

Contributors are Jeffrey Bloechl, Emilio Brito, John D. Caputo, Richard A. Cohen, Kevin Hart, Jean-Yves Lacoste, John C. Maraldo, Joseph S. O'Leary, Adriaan Peperzak, Ben Vedder, and Ignace Verhack.

Edition details

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253215927
• ISBN 13: 9780253215925
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Bloechl Jeffrey