By Faith Alone: The Medieval Church and Martin Luther
Ebook
Lev Shestov's By Faith Alone confronts Eastern and Western European conceptions of faith through Russian literature, ancient and medieval philosophy, and Christian theology. Written from 1910-1914, this first English-language translation brings together important early writings on the medieval church and Martin Luther.
Shestov reconciles the Greek notion of rational truth with Biblical revelation by drawing on a wide range of ancient, medieval, philosophical and theological sources from Plato to Hegel, Tertullian to Saint Augustine , and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux to William of Ockam. He argues that rational truth has skewed Christian belief by determining knowledge and truth in ways that prize the mind over the world. This approach marks a turning point in the evolution of Shestov's existential thought. It establishes a basic division that became central to Shestov's later work, between Athens as reason and Jerusalem as faith. By Faith Alone provides a crucial piece of the puzzle in the genesis of Shestov's later and better-known writings on medieval philosophy.
First English-language translation of Lev Shestov's early writings on faith, ancient philosophy and biblical revelation.
First English-language translation of Sola Fide (Faith Alone) by Russian philosopher, Lev Shestov (1866-1938)
Provides an introduction to Shestov's nascent religious existentialism and his better-known writings on medieval philosophy
Draws on a wide range of ancient, medieval, philosophical and theological sources from Plato to Saint Augustin and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux to William of Ockam
Translator's Introduction: By Faith Alone (Sola Fide)
YMCA Editor's Introduction
Part I. Greek and Medieval Philosophy
Part II. Luther and the Church
Notes
Bibliography
Index
This important book by Lev Shestov (1866–1938) is now available in English translation. Coming from the East of Europe Lev Shestov engages with Western theology and especially with Martin Luther and develops a constructive approach to Western Christianity and Western culture. The book is a must to read for all who are interested in intellectual encounters of Eastern and Western European Christianity.
Van Trees has produced a fine translation of SOLA FIDE, one of Shestov's most important works. This work adds to our understanding of the genesis of the religious ideas of this major philosopher.
- Title: By Faith Alone: The Medieval Church and Martin Luther
- Authors: Lev Shestov, Stephen P. Van Trees
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781350362338, 9781350362314, 135036231X, 1350362336
- Resource ID: LLS:9781350362338
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-09T08:43:44Z
Lev Shestov (1866-1938) was a Russian existentialist philosopher.
Stephen P. Van Trees is an independent translator, USA.