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David Friedrich Strauß, father of unbelief : an intellectual biography /

David Friedrich Strauss is a central figure in 19th century philosophy. As the father of unbelief, he was a prominent critic of Christianity and persecuted for his views by religious and political authorities. This book studies his intellectual development and recounts his fate, which began in faith...

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Main Author: Beiser, Frederick C., 1949- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Strauss, David Friedrich, > 1808-1874.
Jesus Christ > Historicity.
Jésus-Christ > Historicité.
Strauss, David Friedrich, > 1808-1874
Philosophers > Germany > Biography.
Theologians > Germany > Biography.
Tübingen School (Protestant theology)
Philosophes > Allemagne > Biographies.
Théologiens > Allemagne > Biographies.
École de Tübingen (Théologie protestante)
History & Surveys.
PHILOSOPHY.
Religious.
Philosophy.
RELIGION.
Christology.
Christian Theology.
Philosophers
Theologians
Germany
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:David Friedrich Strauss is a central figure in 19th century philosophy. As the father of unbelief, he was a prominent critic of Christianity and persecuted for his views by religious and political authorities. This book studies his intellectual development and recounts his fate, which began in faith as a young man but finally ended in unbelief.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192603678
0192603671
9780191892240 (ebook)
0191892246 (ebook)