
Religion and Rationality
Essays on Reason, God and Modernity
Jurgen Habermas(Author)
MIT Press
Published on 21. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-0-262-58216-2 (ISBN)
Description
This important new volume brings together Jürgen Habermas's key writings
on religion and religious belief. In these essays, Habermas explores the relations
between Christian and Jewish thought, on one hand, and the Western philosophical
tradition on the other. He often approaches these issues through critical encounters
with the work of others, including Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Johann Baptist
Metz, and Gershom Scholem.In an introduction written especially for this volume,
Eduardo Mendieta places Habermas's engagement with religion in the context of his
work as a whole. Mendieta also discusses Habermas's writings in relation to Jewish
Messianism and the Frankfurt School, showing how these essays reflect an important
yet often neglected dimension of critical theory. The volume concludes with an
original extended interview that examines Habermas's current views on religion and
modern society.
on religion and religious belief. In these essays, Habermas explores the relations
between Christian and Jewish thought, on one hand, and the Western philosophical
tradition on the other. He often approaches these issues through critical encounters
with the work of others, including Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Johann Baptist
Metz, and Gershom Scholem.In an introduction written especially for this volume,
Eduardo Mendieta places Habermas's engagement with religion in the context of his
work as a whole. Mendieta also discusses Habermas's writings in relation to Jewish
Messianism and the Frankfurt School, showing how these essays reflect an important
yet often neglected dimension of critical theory. The volume concludes with an
original extended interview that examines Habermas's current views on religion and
modern society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass.
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
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Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-262-58216-2 (9780262582162)
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Jürgen Habermas is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt and Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. He was recently awarded the 2004 Kyoto Prize for Arts and Philosophy by the Inamori Foundation. The Kyoto Prize is an international award to honor those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spritual betterment of mankind.