Religion und Irrationalität

The critique of religion is often presented as a critique of the alleged irrationality of religion. The contributions collected in this volume inquire into the function of the irrational in Hamann, Hegel, Schelling, Nietzsche and Rudolf Otto. This series of historical analyses is followed by in-depth studies of the writings and the reception of Søren Kierkegaard, the theorist of irrationality par excellence. In conclusion, the volume provides systematic accounts for the critical and/or constructive function of discourses on the irrational within philosophy of religion and theology. This latter group of essays deals with semantics, apologetics and ethics.