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David Friedrich Strauss is a central figure in 19th century philosophy. As the father of unbelief, he was a prominent critic of Christianity and persecuted for his views by religious and political authorities. This book studies his intellectual development and recounts his fate, which began in faith as a young man but finally ended in unbelief.
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: Historical Significance of Das Leben Jesu
- 2: Reputation and Reality
- 3: Context and Background
- 4: Tuebingen Lectures
- 5: Strauss's Method and its Problems
- 6: The Theory of Myth
- 7: Reaction, Demotion, and Exile
- 8: The Rogue's Gallery
- 9: Crisis and Compromise
- 10: The Zurich Affair
- 11: The Doctrine of the Christian Faith
- 12: Career in Politics and Political Writings
- 13: Das Leben Jesu für Das Deutsche Volk
- 14: Two Polemics of the 1860s
- 15: The New and the Old Faith
- 16: Three Critics
About the author
Frederick C. Beiser was born and raised in the USA. He studied in the UK at Oriel College and Wolfson College, Oxford, and then in Germany for many years, receiving stipends from the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung and the Humboldt Stiftung during that time. He has taught in many universities in the USA including Yale, Harvard, Penn, Wisconson, Colorado, and Indiana. Beiser is currently professor of philosophy at Syracuse University, New York.
Summary
David Friedrich Strauss is a central figure in 19th century philosophy. As the father of unbelief, he was a prominent critic of Christianity and persecuted for his views by religious and political authorities. This book studies his intellectual development and recounts his fate, which began in faith as a young man but finally ended in unbelief.
