e and Punishment, we learn that only Christian love can save humanity from itself, but this love cannot be explained philosophically. Raskolnikov learns this lesson when he realizes that his philosophies on the superman are all wrong. While it seems that Christianity and Existentialism are two very different philosophies, they can coexist and still make sense. Christian Existentialists stress the importance of passionate individual action in deciding questions of morality and truth as well as finding salvation through one’s own individual view and faith in God. ...
