Some Reflections on Contemporary Existentialism

The word ‘existentialism' has become something of a catchword in religious circles today, and one suspects that it is sometimes a substitute rather than a medium for thought. Most theological teachers must from time to time have received from a pupil an essay in which the words ‘existential...

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Main Author: Mascall, Eric L. 1905-1993 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1966]
In: Religious studies
Year: 1966, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-10
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Summary:The word ‘existentialism' has become something of a catchword in religious circles today, and one suspects that it is sometimes a substitute rather than a medium for thought. Most theological teachers must from time to time have received from a pupil an essay in which the words ‘existential', ‘existentially' and ‘existentialism' appear to have been sprinkled from a pepper-pot over an exposition whose meaning would remain unchanged if these words were excised altogether. Nevertheless, usum non tollit abusus, and the following rather unsystematic remarks may perhaps be of some help in elucidating and evaluating a mode of thought and expression which has attracted the interest of some of the more profound, as well as of some of the more superficial, theological and philosophical writers of the present day.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500002559