{"product_id":"the-religion-of-existence-noreen-khawaja-9780226404516","title":"The Religion of Existence: Asceticism in Philosophy from Kierkegaard to Sartre","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligion of Existence \u003c\/i\u003ereopens an old debate on an important question: What was existentialism? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the heart of existentialism, Noreen Khawaja argues, is a story about secular thought experimenting with the traditions of European Christianity. This book explores how a distinctly Protestant asceticism formed the basis for the chief existentialist ideal, personal authenticity, which is reflected in approaches ranging from Kierkegaard's religious theory of the self to Heidegger's phenomenology of everyday life to Sartre's global mission of atheistic humanism. Through these three philosophers, she argues, we observe how ascetic norms have shaped one of the twentieth century's most powerful ways of thinking about identity and difference--the idea that the \"true\" self is not simply given but something that each of us is responsible for producing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Engaging with many central figures in modern European thought, this book will appeal to philosophers and historians of European philosophy, scholars of modern Christianity, and those working on problems at the intersection of religion and modernity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noreen Khawaja\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022640451X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226404516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017","brand":"Noreen Khawaja","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086409707775,"sku":"9780226404516","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61df1ff2-647c-41b4-b1fd-f5285682468e.jpg?v=1769094508","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-religion-of-existence-noreen-khawaja-9780226404516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}