The Meaning of Religion
-Phenomenological Reading of Religious Acts-
Kristensen is unknown not only in the Anglo-Saxon world but also virtually everywhere else, with the exception of the Netherlands and Scandinavia. Despite this, I have no hesitation in stating that he is not only one of the most original and insightful scholars of religion of the last fifty years, but also one of the greatest, if not the greatest, phenomenologists of religion. Indeed, while I differ significantly from my teacher and friend Kristensen in my approach to religion, I am personally convinced that he is among the greatest phenomenologists of religion in the first half of the twentieth century, with the exception of G. van der Leeuw, whose name undoubtedly deserves international recognition.
Hendrik Kramer Former Professor of History and Phenomenology of Religion at Leyden Director of the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Château de Bossey, Switzerland
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