The Teaching of Jesus and its Enduring Significance
With an Appendix: 'A Brief Description of the Christian Doctrine'
Authors: Brentano, Franz
- The first English language translation of Franz Brentano’s Die Lehre Jesu
- A compelling critique of institutional Christianity while simultaneously being a defense of Jesus’s importance and influence
- Articulates compelling and still relevant criticisms of the Catholic Church and Christianity – ones that many people today share
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- About this book
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Here, for the first time in English, is Franz Brentano’s The Teaching of Jesus, a compendium of texts Brentano assembled for publication shortly before his death that constitute a frank, public settling of accounts with the Christian religion. Originally conceived by Brentano as a volume that might help others similarly led to doubt the doctrines of Christianity, the book is remarkably free of bitterness or spitefulness. On the contrary, what makes the book of singular importance, especially now, is its careful attempt at taking stock of the positive and negative influence Christianity has had in history. This text appeals to those researchers and scholars interested in the work of Franz Brentano and his work on the philosophy of religion, in this case, Christianity.
- About the authors
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Richard Schaefer is professor of history and religious studies at the State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh. Trained in modern European intellectual history, Schaefer received the Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2005. His research is primarily focused on the Catholic revival movement of the 19th century.
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Teaching of Jesus and its Enduring Significance
- Book Subtitle
- With an Appendix: 'A Brief Description of the Christian Doctrine'
- Authors
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- Franz Brentano
- Translated by
- Schaefer, R.
- Series Title
- Franz Brentano Studies
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-68912-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-68912-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-68911-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IV, 128
- Topics
