Faust the Theologian

In this erudite and beautifully written book, an eminent scholar mediatates on the theological implications of Goethe's FAUST. Jaroslav Pelikan considers Goethe's statement that he was a pantheist when it came to science, a polytheist in art, and a monotheist in ethics, and he uses it for the first time to analyze Faust's development as a theologian–thereby enabling us to see Goethe's masterpiece in a surprising new light. Yale University Press, 145 pages. Paperback.