" . . . a profoundly stimulating and satisfying piece of philosophy. . . . It is a book from which one really can learn something worthwhile." --Idealistic Studies" . . . exceptionally well-written philosophy of religion . . . " --Mentalities" . . . a most impressive phenomenology of religion . . . a splendid achievement . . . " --The Reformed Theological Review" . . . challenging to scholars . . . interesting to general audiences." --International Journal for Philosophy of Religion" . . . equal in clarity of thought and comprehensiveness of scope. . . . profoundly original." --The Reformed Journal"Challenging and thought-provoking, this makes a fine . . . textbook in the philosophy of religion." --Religious Studies Review" . . . its virtues as a textbook in phenomenology or philosophy of religion are extraordinary." --Faith and PhilosophyExamples from the writings of Kierkegaard, Freud, Heidegger, Dostoyevsky, Nietzsche, and Tolstoi illuminate Westphal's thesis that guilt and death are the central problems of human existence.