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Brian Gregor

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Philosophy of Religion
19th Century Philosophy
20th Century Continental Philosophy, Misc
Hermeneutics
Paul Ricoeur
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Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
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  • Kierkegaard and the phenomenology of temptation
    In Jeffrey Hanson (ed.), Kierkegaard as Phenomenologist: An Experiment, Northwestern University Press. 2010.
    Søren Kierkegaard
  •  156
    Niels Jørgen Cappelørn, Alastair Hannay, David Kangas, Bruce H. Kirmmse, George Pattison, Vanessa Rumble, and K. Brian Söderquist, eds. , Kierkegaard's Journals and Notebooks Volume 3: Notebooks 1-15 . Reviewed by (review)
    Philosophy in Review 31 (2): 107-110. 2011.
    Søren Kierkegaard
  •  54
    Kierkegaard and the Quest for Unambiguous Life: Between Romanticism and Modernism: Selected Essays. By George Pattison
    International Philosophical Quarterly 53 (3): 339-341. 2013.
  •  97
    Jon Stewart, ed., Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources. Vol. 9: Kierkegaard and Existentialism. Reviewed by (review)
    Philosophy in Review 32 (1): 58-61. 2012.
    Søren Kierkegaard
  •  62
    Kierkegaard’s Journals and Notebooks, Vol. 6: Journals NB11–NB14. Edited by Niels Jørgen Cappelørn, Alastair Hannay, David Kangas, Bruce H. Kirmmse, George Pattison, Joel D.S. Rasmussen, Vanessa Rumble, and K. Brian Söderquist (review)
    International Philosophical Quarterly 55 (2): 254-256. 2015.
    Søren Kierkegaard
  •  57
    Jon Stewart (ed.) , Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources. Vol. 10: Kierkegaard's Influence on Theology. Tome I & III Reviewed by (review)
    Philosophy in Review 34 (1-2): 40-45. 2014.
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    James K.A Smith, Jacques Derrida: Live Theory (review)
    Philosophy in Review 26 294-296. 2006.
    Derrida: Introductions and Overviews
  •  69
    Is there a sabbath for thought? Between religion and philosophy. By William Desmond
    Heythrop Journal 48 (3). 2007.
    Philosophy of ReligionAmerican Pragmatism
  •  56
    John Lippitt and George Pattison, eds . The Oxford Handbook of Kierkegaard . Reviewed by
    Philosophy in Review 35 (1): 29-31. 2015.
    Søren Kierkegaard
  •  44
    In Vivo: A Phenomenology of Life-Defining Moments by Gabor Csepregi
    Review of Metaphysics 73 (3): 606-608. 2020.
  •  85
    Jason A. Mahn , Fortunate Fallibility: Kierkegaard and the Power of Sin . Reviewed by
    Philosophy in Review 32 (2): 114-116. 2012.
    20th Century Continental PhilosophyPoststructuralismFrench Philosophy
  •  54
    In Praise of Heteronomy: Making Room for Revelation. By Merold Westphal
    International Philosophical Quarterly 58 (2): 227-229. 2018.
  •  72
    Emmanuel Levinas: His Life and Legacy. By Salomon Malka
    Heythrop Journal 50 (6): 1066-1067. 2009.
    Emmanuel LevinasPhilosophy of Religion
  •  79
    Friends and Neighbors: Kierkegaard and the Possibility of Transformative Friendship
    Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 64 (2/4). 2008.
    This paper offers a critical examination of Kierkegaard's account of friendship, and considers whether he accounts sufficiently for the transformative possibilities of friendship. Part I gives a brief discussion of ethical friendship in Either/Or, then turns to Works of Love and its critique of friendship. Kierkegaard does, however, retrieve and affirm friendship insofar as it is transformed by Christian neighbor love. The author then proceeds to consider whether this transformed friendship can …Read more
    This paper offers a critical examination of Kierkegaard's account of friendship, and considers whether he accounts sufficiently for the transformative possibilities of friendship. Part I gives a brief discussion of ethical friendship in Either/Or, then turns to Works of Love and its critique of friendship. Kierkegaard does, however, retrieve and affirm friendship insofar as it is transformed by Christian neighbor love. The author then proceeds to consider whether this transformed friendship can also be genuinely transformative. Part II draws on Kierkegaard's analysis of the leveling effects of modern culture, and argues that friendship can play an important role in resisting this threat by helping to initiate and preserve religious actuality. The author of the article contends that Kierkegaard needs to be pushed further on this point, since his writings remain ambivalent regarding such a possibility. Similarly, Part III examines Kierkegaard's openness to a concept of transformative Christian friendship. To this end, the article considers the possibility of friendship with Christ. Then, drawing on John 15, the Christological basis for friendship is taken into consideration. Finally, through Kierkegaard's account of Christ's friendship with Peter, the author of the article concludes that a charitable reading of Kierkegaard points us toward transformative friendship, even though it seems also clear that the Danish thinker does not venture far enough in that direction himself. /// O presente artigo analisa criticamente o pensamento de Kierkegaard sobre a amizade, interrogando-se particularmente até que ponto ele dará ou não suficiente atenção às possibilidades transformativas da mesma. Começando com uma breve discussão da amizade ética na obra Alternativa, o artigo passa depois a uma análise de Obras do Amor e à crítica da amizade que nela se faz. Mostra-se, assim, que Kierkegaard retoma e afirma a amizade na medida em que ela é transformada pelo amor ao próximo. A questão seguinte tem a ver com a possibilidade de esta amizade transformada poder também ela mesma ser genuinamente transformativa. Num segundo momento, o autor do artigo toma em consideração a análise que Kierkegaard faz dos efeitos niveladores da cultura moderna, argumentando que a amizade pode desempenhar um papel importante na resistência a esta ameaça ajudando a iniciar e a preservar a actualidade religiosa da mesma. O autor considera que Kierkegaard precisa de ser confrontado no que se refere a esta questão dado que os seus escritos permanecem ambivalentes a propósito desta possibilidade. De igual modo, num terceiro momento do artigo, o autor analisa a abertura de Kierkegaard ao conceito cristão de uma amizade transformativa. Para este fim, é considerada sobretudo a possibilidade da nossa amizade com Cristo. Neste contexto, o artigo aborda, nomeadamente em referência ao capítulo 15 do Evangelho de S. João, a base Cristo-lógica da amizade. Por fim, o artigo faz referência à amizade de Cristo com Pedro e conclui que uma leitura benevolente de Kierkegaard não pode deixar de nos apontar para uma visão transformativa da amizade, ainda que o pensador dinamarquês não pareça ir suficientemente longe nesta direcção.
    Ethics
  •  113
    Evil: A Challenge to Philosophy and Theology. By Paul Ricoeur (review)
    Heythrop Journal 49 (1): 150-152. 2007.
    Philosophy of ReligionPaul Ricoeur
  •  155
    Formal Indication, Philosophy, and Theology
    Faith and Philosophy 24 (2): 185-202. 2007.
    This paper examines Heidegger’s account of the proper relation between philosophy and theology, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s critique thereof. Part I outlines Heidegger’s proposal for this relationship in his lecture “Phenomenology and Theology,” where he suggests that philosophy might aid theology by means of ‘formal indication.’ In that context Heidegger never articulates what formal indication is, so Part II exposits this obscure notion by looking at its treatment in Heidegger’s early lecture co…Read more
    This paper examines Heidegger’s account of the proper relation between philosophy and theology, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s critique thereof. Part I outlines Heidegger’s proposal for this relationship in his lecture “Phenomenology and Theology,” where he suggests that philosophy might aid theology by means of ‘formal indication.’ In that context Heidegger never articulates what formal indication is, so Part II exposits this obscure notion by looking at its treatment in Heidegger’s early lecture courses, as well as its roots in Husserl. Part III presents Bonhoeffer’s theological response, which challenges Heidegger’s attempt to maintain a neutral ontology that remains unaffected by both sin and faith.
    Philosophy of ReligionMartin Heidegger
  •  99
    Eros That Never Arrives
    Symposium 9 (1): 67-88. 2005.
  •  62
    Christ and Revelatory Community in Bonhoeffer’s Reception of Hegel. By David S.Robinson. Mohr Siebeck, 2018. £80.83/$98.00 (review)
    Heythrop Journal 62 (1): 190-191. 2021.
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    Debates in Continental Philosophy: Conversations with Contemporary Thinkers. By Richard Kearney On Paul Ricoeur: The Owl of Minerva. By Richard Kearney Traversing the Imaginary: Richard Kearney and the Postmodern Challenge. Edited by Peter Gratton and Joh (review)
    Heythrop Journal 49 (1): 147-150. 2008.
    Paul RicoeurPhilosophy of Religion
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    Diogenes Laertius, "Lives of the Eminent Philosophers"
    Philosophy in Review 42 (1): 23-25. 2022.
    Epicureans
  • David Roberts, Kierkegaard's Analysis of Radical Evil
    Philosophy in Review 27 (1): 69. 2007.
    Kant: Social, Political, and Religious Thought
  •  63
    Discourses at the Communion on Fridays—Søren Kierkegaard (review)
    International Philosophical Quarterly 52 (4): 493-495. 2012.
    Søren Kierkegaard
  •  129
    Bonhoeffer's Intellectual Formation. Edited by Peter Frick. Pp. xiii, 342. Mohr Siebeck, 2008, €59.00 (review)
    Heythrop Journal 53 (6): 1059-1060. 2012.
    JudaismBuddhism
  •  111
    Conspiracy and Imprisonment: 1940?1945. By Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Ed. Mark S. Brocker. Transl. Lisa E. Dahill The Bonhoeffer Legacy: Post-Holocaust Perspectives. By Stephen R. Haynes (review)
    Heythrop Journal 48 (6). 2007.
    Philosophy of Religion
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    Bonhoeffer's Intellectual Formation. Edited by Peter Frick
    Heythrop Journal 52 (3): 530-531. 2011.
  •  106
    Review: Kant, Translated and Edited by Louden, Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View (review)
    Heythrop Journal 50 (2): 337-337. 2009.
    Kant, MiscellaneousKant: AnthropologyPhilosophy of ReligionIslam
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    Benjamin D. Crowe, Heidegger's Religious Origins: Destruction and Authenticity Reviewed by
    Philosophy in Review 27 (4): 250-252. 2007.
  •  113
    A Philosophical Anthropology of the Cross: The Cruciform Self
    Indiana University Press. 2013.
    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.
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    Bonhoeffer and Continental Thought: Cruciform Philosophy (edited book)
    with Jens Zimmermann
    Indiana University Press. 2009.
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer, best known for his involvement in the anti-Nazi resistance, was one of the 20th century's most important theologians. His ethics have been a source of guidance and inspiration for men and women in the face of evil. Today, Bonhoeffer's theology is being read by Continental thinkers who value his contributions to the recent "religious turn" in philosophy. In this volume, an international group of scholars present Bonhoeffer's thought as a model of Christian thinking that can h…Read more
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer, best known for his involvement in the anti-Nazi resistance, was one of the 20th century's most important theologians. His ethics have been a source of guidance and inspiration for men and women in the face of evil. Today, Bonhoeffer's theology is being read by Continental thinkers who value his contributions to the recent "religious turn" in philosophy. In this volume, an international group of scholars present Bonhoeffer's thought as a model of Christian thinking that can help shape a distinctly religious philosophy. They examine the philosophical influences on Bonhoeffer and explore the new perspectives his work brings to the perennial challenges of faith and reason, philosophy and theology, and the problem of evil. These essays add Bonhoeffer's voice to important contemporary debates in the philosophy of religion
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    A century of philosophy: Hans-Georg Gadamer in conversation with Riccardo dottori translated by rod Coltman with Sigrid Koepke
    Heythrop Journal 47 (4). 2006.
    Hans-Georg GadamerPhilosophy of Religion
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