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Martin Heidegger is the 20th century theology philosopher with the greatest importance to theology. A cradle Catholic originally intended for the priesthood, Heidegger''s studies in philosophy led him to turn first to Protestantism and then to an atheistic philosophical method. Nevertheless, his writings remained deeply indebted to theological themes and sources, and the question of the nature of his relationship with theology has been a subject of discussion ever since. This book offers theologians and philosophers alike a clear account of the directions and the potential of this debate. It explains Heidegger''s key ideas, describes their development and analyses the role of theology in his major writings, including his lectures during the National Socialist era. It reviews the reception of Heidegger''s thought both by theologians in his own day (particularly in Barth and his school as well as neo-Scholasticism) and more recently (particularly in French phenomenology), and concludes by offering directions for theology''s possible future engagement with Heidegger''s work.>
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Introduction
1 Heidegger ' s Catholicism (1889 - 1915)
2 Heidegger ' s Protestantism (1916 - 1921)
3 The emancipation of philosophy (1921 - 1929)
4 Theology in Being and Time
5 Heidegger between Hitler and Hölderlin (1930 - 1935)
6 The later Heidegger (1935 and beyond)
7 Heidegger among theologians
8 Heidegger in theology
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About the author
Judith Wolfe is Professor of Philosophical Theology at the University of St Andrews, UK. Born and raised in Vienna, and educated in Jerusalem and Oxford, she has previously taught at Bard College Berlin and St John’s College Oxford. She works on the intersection of theology, philosophy, and the arts, with special interests in eschatology and theological anthropology. She has written and edited books on Martin Heidegger, C.S. Lewis, and 19th- and 20th-century theology, most recently The Theological Imagination (2024). She also edits Oxford Studies in Philosophical Theology. A short profile of her work can be viewed at https://atthethreshold.com/.
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Martin Heidegger is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century for theologians, and the question of the nature of his relationship with theology remains a source of lively discussion. This book offers theologians and philosophers alike a clear account of the directions and the potential of this debate.
