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The Teaching of Jesus and its Enduring Significance

With an Appendix: 'A Brief Description of the Christian Doctrine'

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  • 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

Part of the book series: Primary Sources in Phenomenology (PSIP)

Part of the book sub series: Franz Brentano Studies (FRBRE)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction by Richard Schaefer

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. The Teaching of Jesus and Its Enduring Significance (Franz Brentano)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
    2. Chapter 2 Original Preface by the Author

      • Franz Brentano
      Pages 21-23
    3. Chapter 3 Introduction, by Alfred Kastil

      • Franz Brentano
      Pages 25-29
    4. Chapter 7 Nietzsche as Imitator of Jesus

      • Franz Brentano
      Pages 107-109
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 111-122

About this book

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.  

 

Authors and Affiliations

  • (1838-1917), Salzburg, Austria

    Franz Brentano

About the author

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Teaching of Jesus and its Enduring Significance

  • Book Subtitle: With an Appendix: 'A Brief Description of the Christian Doctrine'

  • Authors: Franz Brentano

  • Translated by: Richard Schaefer

  • Series Title: Primary Sources in Phenomenology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68912-4

  • Publisher: Springer 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 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68911-7Published: 22 May 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68914-8Published: 23 May 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68912-4Published: 21 May 2021

  • Series ISSN: 0924-1965

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 122

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Christianity, Sociology of Religion, Continental Philosophy

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eBook USD 59.99
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Softcover Book USD 79.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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