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- Offers the first philosophical treatment of the presence of God and the presence of persons as analogues of one another
- Systematically and methodically tracks the parallels between the two phenomena
- Proposes the 'death of God' as analogous to the 'death persons', felt as a loss of the sense of the inherent worth of persons and their presence
Part of the book series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion (PFPR)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book treats the presence of God and the presence of persons. The experience of the presence of God is a well-recognized religious experience in theistic traditions. The experience of the presence of persons, this book argues, is an analogous moral experience. As it is possible for individuals to come into the presence of God – to have this phenomenal experience – so it is possible for them to come into the presence of persons.
Kellenberger explores how coming into the presence of persons is structurally analogous with coming into the presence of God. Providing a highly focused analysis of the two seemingly distinct concepts, normally thought to fall under different subfields of philosophy, the chapters carefully draw paralells between them. Kellenberger then goes on show how, analogous to “the death of God,” a loss of the consciousness of the reality of God and his presence, is a “death of persons”, felt as a loss of the sense of the inherent worth ofpersons and their presence. This volume finishes with an examination of the concrete moral and religio-ethical implications of coming into the presence of persons, and in particular the implications of coming into the presence of all persons.
Authors and Affiliations
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Northridge, USA
James Kellenberger
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Presence of God and the Presence of Persons
Authors: James Kellenberger
Series Title: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25045-4
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25044-7Published: 20 August 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25045-4Published: 31 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2634-6176
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6184
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 99
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Religion