Religious Mystery and Rational Reflection: Excursions in the Phenomenology and Philosophy of Religion

by Louis Dupré

Book Overview

How should philosophy approach religious experience, which by definition surpasses its competence? Can philosophy do more than describe the religious experience without discussing its object? Can religion make genuine truth claims - especially when the prevalence of suffering and evil in the world seems to belie those claims? These are some of the basic questions raised in this engaging collection of essays by philosopher Louis Dupre. According to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802843255
• ISBN13: 9780802843258
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"