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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812548903321

Autore

Shakespeare Steven <1968->

Titolo

Derrida and Theology [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2009

ISBN

1-282-86807-1

9786612868078

0-567-18981-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Collana

Philosophy and Theology

Disciplina

194

210.92

Soggetti

Deconstruction

Derrida, Jacques

Philosophy and religion

Theology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Slogans; 1 Savage Genesis: Complicating the Origin; 2 In the Beginning was the Word: Repeat; 3 The Other, the Thief, the Great Furtive One: Saving the Names of God; 4 How to Void Speaking: Derrida and Negative Theology; 5 Messianism and the Other to Come; 6 Touching: The Impossible Gift; 7 Gift or Poison? Theological Responses to Derrida; Conclusion: A Useless, Indispensable Name; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Jacques Derrida: a name to strike fear into the hearts of theologians. His thought has been hugely influential in shaping postmodern philosophy, and its impact has been felt across the humanities from literary studies to architecture. However, he has also been associated with the spectres of relativism and nihilism. Some have suggested he undermines any notion of objective truth and stable meaning. Fortunately, such premature judgements are gradually changing. Derrida is now increasingly seen as a major contributor to thinking about the complexity of truth, responsibility and witnessing. Theol