Sartre and Theology
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Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the twentieth century's most prominent atheists. But his philosophy was informed by theological writers and themes in ways that have not previously been acknowledged. In Sartre and Theology, Kirkpatrick examines Sartre's philosophical formation and rarely discussed early work, demonstrating how, and which, theology shaped Sartre's thinking. She also shows that Sartre's philosophy - especially Being and Nothingness and Existentialism is A Humanism - contributed to several prominent twentieth-century theologies, examining Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and Liberation theologians rebuttals and appropriations of Sartre.
For philosophers, this work opens up an unmined vein of influence on Sartre's work which illuminates his conceptual divergences from the German phenomenological tradition. And for theologians, it offers insights into a theologically informed atheism which provoked responses from some of the twentieth-century's greatest theologians - an atheism from which we can still learn much today.
An introduction to the theological education and theological legacy of one of the 20th century's most famous atheists.
The only book-length work to treat Sartre's theological themes
Shows the seriousness with which Sartre was received by his theological contemporaries in France and internationally
Provides a unique resource for students and scholars interested in both Sartre and theology
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction - Sartre and theology: An Odd Couple?
Part I: Sartre's Theological Inheritance
Ch. 1: Vita Brevis
Ch. 2. Sartre's Theological Formation: In Philosophy
Ch. 3. Sartre's Theological Formation: In Literature
Part II: Sartre's Theological Themes
Ch. 4: Being and Nothingness
Ch. 5. 'Existentialism is a Humanism'
Part III: Sartre's Theological Legacy
Ch. 6. Sartre and Protestant Theology: Barth and Tillich
Ch. 7. Sartre and Catholic Theology: Marcel and Wojtyla
Ch. 8. Sartre and Orthodox Theology: Yannaras and Zizioulas
Ch. 9. Sartre and Liberation Theology: James H. Cone
Ch. 10: Sartre's Theological Future
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
[Kirkpatrick's] findings are both surprising and convincing … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above.
- Title: Sartre and Theology
- Author: Kate Kirkpatrick
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780567664525, 9780567664495, 056766449X, 056766452X
- Resource ID: LLS:9780567664525
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-12T03:44:42Z
Kate Kirkpatrick is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire and Lecturer in Theology at St Peter's College, University of Oxford, UK. She is the Treasurer of the UK Sartre Society and has published several articles on Sartre and Beauvoir.