The Condition of the Christian Philosopher (Paperback)

Roger Mehl

ISBN 10: 0227173759 / ISBN 13: 9780227173756

Published by James Clarke & Co Ltd, Cambridge, 2011

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Paperback. First published in 1963, this is an important text which illuminates the complex relationship between theology and philosophy. Mehl sympathetically examines the key aspects of the dialogue between Christianity and philosophy, commenting on the perceived tension between reason and faith, Christian dogmatics and metaphysical experience, and concluding that an understanding of Revelation cannot be submitted to any philosophical principle of interpretation. This text ultimately explores the role of the Christian philosopher in renewing and continuing fruitful philosophical reflection. First published in 1963, this book remains one of the most important texts illuminating the complex relationship between theology and philosophy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Condition of the Christian Philosopher (Paperback)
• Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0227173759
• ISBN 13: 9780227173756
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

One of the most important texts illuminating the complex relationship between theology and philosophy.

First published in 1963, this is an important text which illuminates the complex relationship between theology and philosophy. Mehl sympathetically examines the key aspects of the dialogue between Christianity and philosophy, commenting on the perceived tension between reason and faith, Christian dogmatics and metaphysical experience, and concluding that an understanding of Revelation cannot be submitted to any philosophical principle of interpretation. This text ultimately explores the role of the Christian philosopher in renewing and continuing fruitful philosophical reflection.

About the Author

Dr Roger Mehl was Professor of the Reformed Church in the Faculty of Theology in the University of Strasbourg, where he taught theology and philosophy of religion. He has written several books on ethics and is generally regarded as the premier theologian of the non-Romans in France. He is a very able theologian and one of the few continental thinkers who are intimately concerned with the relations of theology and philosophy.