Merleau-Ponty and God

- Reviews -

The emergence of an explicit consideration of religion over the past few decades has deeply marked the landscape of Continental philosophy. Though these debates have engaged many philosophical traditions, by far the most prominent thread of Continental philosophy of religion was inspired by phenomenology. Those working in this area frequently draw on Levinas, Derrida, Marion, et al. Merleau-Ponty has been considered far less, and, with a few notable exceptions, his work has been largely overlooked by the field. This omission is perhaps not surprising, however, given Merleau-Ponty's philosophical priorities, which rarely directly engage the typical questions and topics of philosophy of religion. Berman (philosophy, Brock Univ.) attempts to re-situate Merleau-Ponty's authorship (as a developmental whole) by arguing that Merleau-Ponty offers important original contributions to the philosophy of religion. This well-written, well-researched book will be of use not only to Merleau-Ponty scholars but also to philosophers of religion interested in phenomenological approaches to traditional ideas such as faith, love, miracles, and the problem of evil. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * CHOICE *With discussions of religion, embodiment, and transhumanism prevalent in both philosophical discourse and in society more broadly, Berman's Merleau-Ponty and God is a helpful and timely resource. In addition to fascinating insights connecting Merleau- Ponty's thought to questions of the divine, what this book offers is the opportunity for further questions to be addressed regarding God in the field of continental philosophy of religion. This, though, is Berman's overall intent. He writes that Merleau-Ponty and God comes out of his own personal wrestling with the question of God, and hopes that it will be "both evocative and provocative" for readers, whatever their life journeys may be (ix). * Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review *Merleau-Ponty and God tackles one of the most difficult problems in Merleau-Ponty's thinking: what is the connection between the perceptual faith and religious faith? Berman shows with rigor and insight that, for Merleau-Ponty, perceptual faith merges with religious faith insofar as God is a continual call to question. Merleau-Ponty and God ends with a powerful comparison of Merleau-Ponty and Buber. -- Leonard Lawlor, Sparks Professor of Philosophy, Penn State University

- Author Bio -

Michael P. Berman is Associate Professor at Brock University.

- Full Details -

Status:	Active
ISBN-13:	9781498513234
Published:	11 Feb 2020
Published In:	United States
Imprint:	Lexington Books
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Format:	Paperback
Height:	224mm
Width:	153mm
Spine:	14mm
Weight:	308g
Pages:	200

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