Heidegger's Philosophy of Religion: From God to the Gods

Published in 2006 | 344 pages | paper | ISBN: 978-0-8207-0389-3 Reviews: “At the heart of Heidegger's reflections on philosophy of religion (or theology or theism or religious experience) is a plethora of paradoxes⎯or at least complexities that are hardly easy to resolve. . . . Heidegger's Philosophy of Religion, then, is a most welcome guide to Heidegger's ever developing thinking regarding religion. Vedder's account is highly informed, nuanced, and displays an impressive grasp of both Heidegger's early and late thought. Moreover, much to his credit, Ben Vedder addresses these difficulties in Heidegger's thought head on.” — Research in Phenomenology  Book Information: In various texts, Martin Heidegger speaks of god and the gods, but the question of how exactly Heidegger's thought relates to theology and religion in a broad sense—and to God in a specific sense—remains unclear and in need of careful, philosophical excavation. Ben Vedder provides the first book-length study on Heidegge