A Phenomenology of Christian Life Glory and Night [Hardcover]

How does Christian philosophy address phenomena in the world? Felix ? Murchadha believes that seeing, hearing, or otherwise sensing the world through faith requires transcendence or thinking through glory and night (being and meaning). By challenging much of Western metaphysics, ? Murchadha shows how phenomenology opens new ideas about being, and how philosophers of the theological turn have addressed questions of creation, incarnation, resurrection, time, love, and faith. He explores the possibility of a phenomenology of Christian life and argues against any simple separation of philosophy and theology or reason and faith.

The book is engaging, well-written and, from this reviewers point of view, generally convincing. It constitutes an impressive and original contribution to both the philosophy of religion and has very much to offer to those interested in phenomenology and phenomenological analysis.? Murchadha makes abundant and timely references to the philosophical tradition from Plato through Heidegger, but also, perhaps more so, to the post-Heideggerian developments sometimes considered together and at once as 'the theological turn' in phenomenology. He is equally at home in the Christian theological traditions from Paul to Barth and von Balthasar.A Phenomenology of Christian Life is remarkable, not only due to its wide scope, but primarily due to its originality. . . . The question of the relation between philosophy and theology is far from new, but ? Murchadha has raised it again in an extraordinary powerful and thought-provoking way.[T]he primary significance of this book is twofold: first, ? Murchadhas attention to the phenomenological import of creation offers a very fruitful starting point for future discussion, as this doctrine has been underemphasized by recent phenomenologists of religion. Second, the praxis of this book lives up to its aims: not only does it present us with relevant insights, but it also offers us a vivid and accessible modelƒ+