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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.
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Translated by:   ,
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9781350362352
ISBN 10:   1350362352
Series:   Explorations in Philosophy and Theology
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

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 * Van Trees has produced a fine translation of SOLA FIDE, one of Shestov's most important works. This work adds to our understanding of the genesis of the religious ideas of this major philosopher. * Boris Jakim, Distinguished translator of major 19th- and 20th-century Russian religious thought *


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