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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814104303321

Autore

Reynolds Thomas E. <1963->

Titolo

The broken whole [[electronic resource] ] : philosophical steps toward a  theology of global solidarity / / Thomas E. Reynolds

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005

ISBN

0-7914-8252-9

1-4237-4794-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in theological and continental thought

Disciplina

201/.5

Soggetti

Religious pluralism

Philosophical theology

Globalization - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-243) and  index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Plurality and Historical Consciousness: from Heteronomous Belonging to a Traditioned Belonging to History -- Pluralistic Consciousness: from Historical Belonging to the Challenge of Radical Contingency and Difference -- Dwelling Together: Identity, Difference, and Relation -- Dialectical Pluralism: Truth, the other, and the Praxis of Solidarity -- The Transcendent Grammar of Presence and the Religious Sensibility -- Making the Difference: Rethinking Religious Pluralism in Local and Universal Horizons -- Notes -- Name Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

In an increasingly precarious global situation, and in light of the postmodern emphasis on difference, efforts to grasp the "whole" as something universally shared by all human beings have fallen short, according to Thomas E. Reynolds. In this book, he explores the philosophical and theological significance of the problem of pluralism and asserts that the shared resources of the world's religious traditions can be used to cultivate peace and solidarity across diverse boundaries. He engages a range of philosophical thinkers—such as Gadamer, Marcel, Rorty, Foucault, Levinas, Derrida, and Habermas—and brings them into conversation with contemporary theologians and writers in religious studies. Presenting a vision of solidarity that is both



religiously charged and philosophically astute, The Broken Whole outlines an inventive approach toward retrieving the relevance of God-talk, an approach rooted in a philosophy of dialogue and cross-cultural hospitality.