Frederick Sontag

564 total citations
48 papers, 272 citations indexed

About

Frederick Sontag is a scholar working on Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick Sontag has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 272 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Philosophy, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in Frederick Sontag's work include Theology and Philosophy of Evil (9 papers), Christian Theology and Mission (4 papers) and Classical Philosophy and Thought (4 papers). Frederick Sontag is often cited by papers focused on Theology and Philosophy of Evil (9 papers), Christian Theology and Mission (4 papers) and Classical Philosophy and Thought (4 papers). Frederick Sontag collaborates with scholars based in United States. Frederick Sontag's co-authors include John K. Roth, Joseph B. Tamney, William R. Hutchison, Ninian Smart, John M. Wild, Robert J. Fogelin, W. T. Jones, James W. Gladden and Morton Beckner and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and Journal of American History.

In The Last Decade

Frederick Sontag

27 papers receiving 187 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frederick Sontag United States 7 93 50 49 37 29 48 272
Horace Μ. Κallen United States 9 89 1.0× 112 2.2× 28 0.6× 43 1.2× 23 0.8× 38 409
Jerry B. Michel United States 7 51 0.5× 19 0.4× 32 0.7× 55 1.5× 8 0.3× 9 272
Else-Rahel Freund 2 70 0.8× 99 2.0× 27 0.6× 33 0.9× 6 0.2× 3 288
Walpola Rāhula 5 98 1.1× 86 1.7× 21 0.4× 73 2.0× 32 1.1× 8 337
S. Radhakrishnan 9 75 0.8× 106 2.1× 14 0.3× 41 1.1× 17 0.6× 32 279
Arnold Mindell 8 54 0.6× 19 0.4× 37 0.8× 91 2.5× 20 0.7× 19 232
Erich Neumann United States 10 51 0.5× 67 1.3× 21 0.4× 78 2.1× 9 0.3× 21 314
Leo Tolstoy United States 9 92 1.0× 92 1.8× 35 0.7× 24 0.6× 11 0.4× 88 275
E. A. Burtt United States 6 81 0.9× 50 1.0× 12 0.2× 23 0.6× 12 0.4× 16 237
Harry J. Ausmus United States 5 169 1.8× 53 1.1× 23 0.5× 27 0.7× 26 0.9× 13 294

Countries citing papers authored by Frederick Sontag

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frederick Sontag

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frederick Sontag

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frederick Sontag. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frederick Sontag based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Frederick Sontag. Frederick Sontag is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sontag, Frederick. (2011). Divine Perfection Possible Ideas Of God. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (2002). Where Does American Philosophy Stand Today?. Idealistic Studies. 32(1). 53–62. 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1998). Thought as a System. International Studies in Philosophy. 30(2). 117–117. 88 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1993). Cosmos and Anthropos. International Studies in Philosophy. 25(3). 126–126. 2 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick, et al.. (1992). Religious Judgement: A Developmental Approach. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 31(4). 548–548. 27 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1991). The World View of Contemporary Physics. International Studies in Philosophy. 23(3). 125–126. 6 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1991). Metaphorical Non-Sequitur?. Scottish Journal of Theology. 44(1). 1–18. 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1989). Liberation Theology and Its View of Political Violence. Journal of Church and State. 31(2). 269–286. 2 indexed citations
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Roth, John K. & Frederick Sontag. (1987). The questions of philosophy. 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick, et al.. (1984). Can We Think of Salvation As a Return to Mental Health?. Faith and Philosophy. 1(3). 316–326. 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1983). Wholeness and the Implicate Order. International Studies in Philosophy. 15(1). 75–76. 25 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick, et al.. (1982). God, the contemporary discussion. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1979). Coconut theology: is James Cone the "Uncle Tom" of Black theology?. 36(2). 5–12. 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1973). Book Review: The Reality of the Devil: Evil in Man. Interpretation A Journal of Bible and Theology. 27(3). 377–377. 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1970). The God of evil : an argument from the existence of the Devil. Harper & Row eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1966). CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THEOLOGICAL FORMULATION. The Heythrop Journal. 7(1). 43–51.
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Smart, Ninian & Frederick Sontag. (1964). Divine Perfection: Possible Ideas of God.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 14(56). 283–283. 2 indexed citations
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Jones, W. T., Frederick Sontag, Morton Beckner, & Robert J. Fogelin. (1962). Approaches to ethics : representative selections from classical times to the present. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1962). Biblical Authority and Tillich's Search for the Ultimate. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. XXX(4). 278–283. 1 indexed citations
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Sontag, Frederick. (1952). Perfection, Infinity and Univocity. ˜The œreview of metaphysics. 6(2). 219–232.

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