The following books
have
been selected for their
intellectual honesty and their spiritual
depths.
They all arise from existential philosophy
and psychology
and relate in some way with the Christian
tradition.
But all go well beyond the Christianity found
in the churches.
1. John Macquarrie An
Existentialist Theology:
A
Comparison of Heidegger and Bultmann
(London, UK: SCM Press, 1955) 252 pages
A presentation,
analysis,
and evaluation of
the philosophy of Martin Heidegger
and the theology of Rudolf Bultmann.
Existential philosophy raises the basic
questions
of human existence,
to which New Testament theology (when
demythologized)
may be at least the beginning of an answer.
To what degree does
Authentic
Existence
as described by existential philosophy
overlap with the life of faith
as described in the New Testament?
This is a difficult and
challenging book.
But the careful reader will find plenty of
food for thought.
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