A Phenomenology of Jesus Forsaken
It is not difficult to find reasons to justify a phenomenological approach to the events narrated in the Gospels. The Greek etymology of the word phenomenon –…
Voegelin, Freud and Totem and Taboo
In his writings Voegelin makes several references to Sigmund Freud, but he never engaged in the type of sustained philosophical analysis that he carried out with figures…
The Forsaken Jesus and the Black Sun of Atheism
The Black Sun In an essay he wrote entitled: Atheism and Monotheism Jean-Luc Nancy used the metaphor of the “black sun” to describe atheism. He writes: “The…
Beyond Power and Will
Then every thing includes itself in power, Power into will, will into appetite; And appetite, a universal wolf, So doubly seconded with will and power, Must make…