By Faith Alone

The Medieval Church and Martin Luther

Lev Shestov, Stephen P. Van Trees (Independent Translator, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
05 October 2023

Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600; Philosophy of religion; Christian theology

Series: Explorations in Philosophy and Theology

Lev Shestov’s By Faith Alone confronts Eastern and Western European conceptions of faith through Russian literature, ancient and medieval philosophy, and Christian theology. Written from 1910-1914, this first English-language translation brings together important early writings on the medieval church and Martin Luther.

Shestov reconciles the Greek notion of rational truth with Biblical revelation by drawing on a wide range of ancient, medieval, philosophical and theological sources from Plato to Hegel, Tertullian to Saint

Augustine , and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux to William of Ockam. He argues that rational truth has skewed Christian belief by determining knowledge and truth in ways that prize the mind over the world. This approach marks a turning point in the evolution of Shestov’s existential thought. It establishes a basic division that became central to Shestov’s later work, between Athens as reason and Jerusalem as faith. By Faith Alone provides a crucial piece of the puzzle in the genesis of Shestov’s later and better-known writings on medieval philosophy.

By: Lev Shestov
Translated by: Stephen P. Van Trees (Independent Translator USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350362314
ISBN 10: 135036231X
Series: Explorations in Philosophy and Theology
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Translator’s Introduction: By Faith Alone (Sola Fide) YMCA Editor’s Introduction Part I. Greek and Medieval Philosophy Part II. Luther and the Church Notes Bibliography Index

Lev Shestov (1866-1938) was a Russian existentialist philosopher. Stephen P. Van Trees is an independent translator, USA.

Reviews for By Faith Alone: The Medieval Church and Martin Luther

This important book by Lev Shestov (1866–1938) is now available in English translation. Coming from the East of Europe Lev Shestov engages with Western theology and especially with Martin Luther and develops a constructive approach to Western Christianity and Western culture. The book is a must to read for all who are interested in intellectual encounters of Eastern and Western European Christianity. * Hans-Peter Grosshans, Professor for Systematic and Ecumenical Theology, University of Muenster, Germany *