Cynthia Nielsen

Fate and Faith after Heidegger’s Contributions to Philosophy

Philosophy

“Dillard’s book offers a critical engagement with Heidegger’s Beiträge zur Philosophie, mining its theological insights in order to develop a non-metaphysical Streit theology with a distinctive christological emphasis. In addition to the Beiträge, Dillard discusses key themes in Heidegger’s early writings such as his 1927 essay ‘Phenomenology and Theology’ and his writings on St. Paul’s epistles and Martin Luther’s theology of the cross, and the positive role of Angst in one’s ongoing faith-struggle. Through an exploration of Heidegger’s presentations of nothingness—as creative, delineative, and captivating— Dillard proposes an original reading of what one might call a triunity of nothingness. Dillard’s captivating book will, no doubt, be of significant interest to Continental philosophers of religion and Christian theologians who continue to wrestle with Heidegger's difficult yet rewarding philosophy.”