Synopsis
The three outsiders are Blaise Pascal, Soren Kierkegaard, and Simone Weil. They were outsiders because they distanced themselves from the institutional church and also the societies around them in their respective eras. They believed that the church failed to take seriously the profound and disturbing relationship with God which is in Jesus Christ. From their position "outside they questioned the assumptions, practices, and understandings of their church and secular contemporaries. Each produced profoundly original but difficult writings (often in uncompleted fragments), which Professor Allen has organized and interpreted for anyone who asks the question, "How am I to be a Christian?
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Diogenes Allen is Stuart Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he taught for thirty-six years. He is both a Presbyterian minister and an Episcopal priest, presently serving as a priest associate at All Saints', Princeton, New Jersey. He has written fourteen books including 'Temptation', 'The Traces of God', 'Philosophy for Understanding Theology', 'Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil', and 'Christian Belief in a Postmodern World'.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil
Seller Image
Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil
Seller: Goodwill Books, Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included. Seller Inventory # 3IIT7G003J7P_ns
Stock Image
Three Outsiders : Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil
Published by
Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2006
ISBN 10: 1597525790
ISBN 13: 9781597525794
Used
Softcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 4645135-6
Seller Image
Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil
Seller: Goodwill of Greater Milwaukee and Chicago, Racine, WI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: good. Book is considered to be in good or better condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Hard cover books may show signs of wear on the spine, cover or dust jacket. Paperback book may show signs of wear on spine or cover as well as having a slight bend, curve or creasing to it. Book should have minimal to no writing inside and no highlighting. Pages should be free of tears or creasing. Stickers should not be present on cover or elsewhere, and any CD or DVD expected with the book is included. Book is not a former library copy. Seller Inventory # SEWV.1597525790.G
Stock Image
Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil
Seller: Textbooks_Source, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). Seller Inventory # 001080325U
Stock Image
Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil
Seller: Textbooks_Source, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: New. Reprint. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). Seller Inventory # 001080325N
Seller Image
Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil (Paperback or Softback)
Published by
Wipf & Stock Publishers 8/1/2006, 2006
ISBN 10: 1597525790
ISBN 13: 9781597525794
New
Paperback or Softback
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9781597525794
Stock Image
Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil
Seller: Lakeside Books, Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books! Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9781597525794
Stock Image
Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Mar2811580097646
Stock Image
Three Outsiders
Print on DemandSeller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L0-9781597525794
Stock Image
Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard, Simone Weil
Published by
Wipf and Stock 8/24/2006, 2006
ISBN 10: 1597525790
ISBN 13: 9781597525794
Used
Softcover
Seller: Windows Booksellers, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. New book. Previously published by Cowley Publications, 1983. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon. 152 pp. Seller Inventory # W9781597525794