The book focusing on philosophical faith, it assesses Jaspers? interpretations of key philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Schelling, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Rosenzweig, as well as examining his personal relationships with Bultmann and Heidegger. Contributors also look at Jaspers? philosophies of religion and history, his hypothesis of the ?axial age? (Achsenzeit), and his contributions to metaphysics, periechontology, and economics. Finally, chapters cover Jaspers? philosophy of communication and world history. The latter are informed by a burgeoning interest in Kantian ?Freiheitphilosophie? that influenced Jaspers, as well as concerns over the future of humanity. These concerns in part account for Jaspers? growing popularity in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central/South America, and Asia. Also included are lucid clarifications of the difference between religious and philosophical faith, and the relevance of certainty, trust, and communication for a future of mankind.