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Author Sands, Justin, author

Title Reasoning from faith : fundamental theology in Merold Westphal's philosophy of religion / Justin Sands
Published Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 289 pages)
Series Indiana series in the philosophy of religion
Indiana series in the philosophy of religion.
Contents Of hermeneutics and style: how to read Westphal -- Recontextualization: a Westphalian aufhebung? -- Westphal and Hegel: judging religion through politics -- Hegelians in heaven, but on earth ... : an "unfounding," Kierkegaardian faith -- Religiousness: the expression of faith -- Faith seeking understanding: Westphal's postmodernism -- Intermediary conclusions: the believing soul's self-transcendence -- Radical eschatology: Westphal, Caputo, and onto-theology -- Comparative eschatology: Westphal's theology, Kearney's philosophy, and Ricoeurian detours -- Westphal as a theologian and why it matters
Summary Merold Westphal is considered to be one of the preeminent Continental philosophers of religion. His articulation of faith as the task of a lifetime has become a touchstone in contemporary debates concerning faith's relationship to reason. As Justin Sands explores his philosophy, he illuminates how Westphal's concept of faith reveals the pastoral, theological intent behind his thinking. Sands sees Westphal's philosophy as a powerful articulation of Protestant theology, but one that is in ecumenical dialogue with questions concerning apologetics and faith's relationship to ethics and responsibility, a more Catholic point of view. By bringing out these features in Westphal's philosophy, Sands intends to find core philosophical methodologies as well as a passable bridge for philosophers to cross over into theological discourses
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 11, 2018)
Subject Westphal, Merold
Westphal, Merold
Westphal, Merold 1940-
Philosophical theology.
Faith and reason -- Christianity.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Soteriology.
PHILOSOPHY -- Religious.
Faith and reason -- Christianity
Philosophical theology
Fundamentaltheologie
Religionsphilosophie
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017054031
ISBN 9780253031952
0253031958