This book seeks to examine the mutual interplay between existentialism and Christian belief as seen through the work of three existentialist thinkers who were also committed Christians – a Spaniard (Miguel de Unamuno), a Russian (Nikolai Berdyaev), and a Frenchman (Gabriel Marcel). They are compared with each other and with leading non-religious existentialists. The major themes studied include reason, freedom, the self, belief, hope, love, suffering, and immortality.
Table of Content
1. Introduction: Existentialism, Religious and Non-Religious.- 2. Reason and the Philosopher.- 3. Abstract Man and Concrete Man.- 4. Freedom and Contingency.- 5. Faith and Intellection.- 6. Hope and Anxiety.- 7. Love and Egotism.- 8. Individual and Community.- 9. Evil and Suffering.- 10. Immortality and God.- 11. Conclusion: Existentialism and Christianity.
About the author
Alex Longhurst, before retiring and writing this book, was previously a Professor at Leeds University. He is the author of ten previous books/editions and more than 100 journal articles and essays.
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