Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction. Believing That One Believes 1
4. 1. The God Who Is Dead 11
5. 2. The Teachings of Joachim of Fiore 25
6. 3. God the Ornament 41
7. 4. History of Salvation, History of Interpretation 57
8. 5. The West or Christianity 69
9. 6. The Death or Transfiguration of Religion 83
10. 7. Christianity and Cultural Conflicts in Europe 93
11. 8. The Christian Message and the Dissolution of Metaphysics 103
12. 9. Violence, Metaphysics, and Christianity 113
13. 10. Heidegger and Christian Existence 123
14. Notes 139
15. Index 145