RT Article T1 Gabriel Marcel se lewe en werk as agtergrond vir sy benadering tot God, Deel 1 JF Hervormde teologiese studies VO 56 IS 2/3 SP 836 OP 848 A1 Wolff, Ernst LA English YR 2000 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1946119555 AB Gabriel Marcel's life and work as background of his approachto God, Part 1. This essay gives an introduction to Gabriel Marcel that focuses on his approach to God. The biography of Marcel's life is sketched as the contingent origin and setting of his work. It is indicated where and how his life led him to practise philosophy the way he did. In the second half of the essay the unique nature of Marcel's philosophical style is sketched. Insight into Marcel's life and the nature of his work is inseparable from the continuous development of the contents of his thought. K1 Sociology and Ethics K1 Ancient Semitic and Classical Languages K1 Philosophy K1 Aspects of Religious Studies K1 Practical Theology K1 Ministers of Religion K1 Scholars K1 Philosophers K1 Theologians K1 Netherdutch Reformed Church K1 Theology DO 10.4102/hts.v56i2/3.1778