Being Towards Death by Sylvie Avakian - 9783110705331

Being Towards DeathHeidegger and the Orthodox Theology of the East\nAuthor(s): Sylvie Avakian\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: De Gruyter, Germany\nImprint: De Gruyter\nISBN-13: 9783110705331, 978-3110705331\nSynopsis\nThis book draws the philosophical contribution of Martin Heidegger together with theological-spiritual insights from the East, especially that of Nikolai Berdyaev. Thus, it brings into dialogue the West with the East, and philosophy with theology. By doing so, it offers Christian theology an existential-spiritual language that is relevant and meaningful for the contemporary reader. In particular, the work explores Heideggers being towards death (Sein zum Tode) as the basis for theological-philosophical thinking. Only the one who embraces being towards death has the courage to think and poetize. This thinking, in turn, makes being towards death possible, and in this circular movement of thinking and being, the mystery of being reveals itself and yet remains hidden. Since .