''The Mystery of Being'' (french: Le Mystère de l'être) is a two-volume book of

existential philosophy Existentialism ( ) is a form of philosophical inquiry that explores the problem of human existence and centers on human thinking, feeling, and acting. Existentialist thinkers frequently explore issues related to the meaning, purpose, and value ...

Gabriel Marcel Gabriel Honoré Marcel (7 December 1889 – 8 October 1973) was a French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist. The author of over a dozen books and at least thirty plays, Marcel's work focused on the modern ...

. The two volumes are, "Reflection and Mystery" and "Faith and Reality".Blackham, H. J. ''Six Existentialist Thinkers''. Routledge, 1991, p. 171. First published in 1951, the book is a collection of

Gifford Lectures The Gifford Lectures () are an annual series of lectures which were established in 1887 by the will of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford. Their purpose is to "promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the term – in o ...

given by Marcel while at the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen ( sco, University o' 'Aiberdeen; abbreviated as ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; gd, Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Sc ...

between 1949 and 1950.

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* http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marcel/ * http://www.angelfire.com/md2/timewarp/marcel.html 1951 non-fiction books Books by Gabriel Marcel Existentialist books French non-fiction books {{philo-book-stub