Gilson, Dr. Caitlin Smith (University of Holy Cross, USA)

The Philosophical Question of Christ Gilson, Dr. Caitlin Smith (University of Holy Cross, USA)

Marc Notes: 'The Philosophical Question of Christ' examines the fundamental ideas expressed in Christianity: the idea of the Man-God, the meaning of faith, the nature of Grace, death, resurrection, sin and forgiveness. The hermeneutic of perfection discoverable pre-thematically in the Greek tragedies, exemplified in Dostoyevsky, found methodologically in Anselm, Aquinas, Pascal and Kierkegaard is discussed in its epistemological and metaphysical nature. The alternative merely philosophical faith, as exemplified in Karl Jaspers and Eric Voegelin, is discussed, analyzed and shown to be deficient, both philosophically and theologically. Biographical Note: Caitlin Smith Gilson is Chair of the Faculty of Philosophy at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Ohio, USA. Review Quotes: "The Philosophical Question of Christ" is a profound text - challenging, brave, creative and insightful. Highly recommended. Table of Contents: PrefaceChapter 1. Christ and the Greeks: Hoping for the Un-hoped for Chapter 2. The Search for a MethodChapter 3. The Eros of "Imago Dei" Dante and the More-Than-ManChapter 4. God and Man in Mutual Pre-Possession: the Mystery of Self-PresenceEpilogue: Beyond the Commensurate: The Five Ways of Mystic Surrender BibliographyIndexPublisher Marketing: Does the figure of Christ provide philosophical reason with its ultimate philosophical challenge? What can thought "as "thought say about the picture of Christ in the Gospels? Gilson argues that the forgotten hermeneutic of perfection provides the key to a re-thinking of the fundamental categories of reason and faith. From a strictly philosophic perspective Gilson examines the figure of Christ in the gospels as a unique essence no longer either traceable or reducible to any contributing influences; so unique as to transcend while incorporating all comparative genera; so unique as to carry within itself not its own self-evidence but its own inescapability. "The Philosophical Question of Christ" examines the fundamental ideas expressed in Christianity: the idea of the Man-God, the meaning of faith, the nature of Grace, death, resurrection, sin and forgiveness. The hermeneutic of perfection discoverable pre-thematically in the Greek tragedies, exemplified in Dostoyevsky, found methodologically in Anselm, Aquinas, Pascal and Kierkegaard is discussed in its epistemological and metaphysical nature. The alternative merely philosophical faith, as exemplified in Karl Jaspers and Eric Voegelin, is discussed, analyzed and shown to be deficient, both philosophically and theologically. Review Citations: Choice 07/01/2014 (EAN 9781623569075, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Gilson, Caitlin Smith Caitlin Smith Gilson is Tutor in Philosophy and Theology, and Acting Dean at Newman College Ireland. She is the author of "Metaphysical Presuppositions of Being-in-the-World "(2010) and "The Philosophical Question of Christ" (2014), both published by Bloomsbury.