Treatise on Love of God

Novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936) won international renown for the courage and intelligence of his repeated challenges to the Spanish government. His Tragic Sense of Life remains a touchstone text in the modern quarrel between rationality and religion. Nelson R. Orringer is a professor emeritus of modern and classical languages at the University of Connecticut and the author of Ortega y sus fuentes germanicas and other books.

"Gracefully translated from the manuscript with Unamuno's notations, and lucidly annotated by Orringer. . . . The notes contain such a wealth of learning and information to elucidate this seminal work that one can only thank Orringer for his heroic effort. Essential."--Choice "The Treatise remained unknown to the reading public, its manuscript in the author's archives, until Nelson R. Orringer prepared it for publication, with a careful introduction and ample annotation. . . . [Orringer's] version is reliable and clear, his erudition informative. He situates the work in the context of Unamuno's unfolding religious thought, and relates it to historical context."--Times Literary Supplement "We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Nelson Orringer for bringing to light Treatise on Love of God, a little gem of an essay by Miguel de Unamuno. . . . Orringer’s translation is fluid, accurate, and eminently readable; his meaty notes are a book unto themselves. You can read the text without referring to the notes, but with them, one savors the fullness of Unamuno’s powerful mind and hungry spirit."--Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies Bulletin

• Acknowledgments   iTranslator's Introduction   xi1. Love of God and Knowledge of God   32. What Is Love?   73. What Is Faith?   144. What Is Truth?   195. The Mystery of Mortality   406. What Is Charity?   507. Life in God   588. Religion   639. Christianity   68Appendix: What is Truth?   71Translator's Notes   83Bibliography   159Index   169