A Philosophical Anthropology of the Cross: The Cruciform Self

by Brian Gregor

What does the cross, both as a historical event and a symbol of religious discourse, tell us about human beings? In this provocative book, Brian Gregor draws together a hermeneutics of the self—through Heidegger, Gadamer, Ricoeur, and Taylor—and a theology of the cross—through Luther, Kierkegaard, Bonhoeffer, and Jüngel—to envision a phenomenology of the cruciform self. The result is a bold and original view of what philosophical anthropology could look like if it took the scandal of the cross seriously instead of reducing it into general philosophical concepts.

Genres: Philosophy

278 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2012

Reviews

[Richard Fitzgerald · Rating 2 out of 5]

A Lot of Words

This book reminded me that I despise reading philosophy. Words are heaped upon words in circular discourse with other authors heaping words upon words in circular discourse. The entire project spirals into nonsensical meaninglessness. In the particular instance of this book, the few articulate conclusions I either thought before beginning to read or simply don’t care one way or the other.