God without being : hors-texte / / Jean-Luc Marion ; translated by Thomas A. Carlson ; with a foreword by David Tracy ; and a new preface by Jean-Luc Marion

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824176603321
• Autore: Marion Jean-Luc <1946->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-87977-7; 9786613721082; 0-226-50566-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Collana: Religion and postmodernism
• Altri autori (Persone): CarlsonThomas A; TracyDavid
• Disciplina: 211
• Soggetti: God (Christianity); Ontology; Philosophical theology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Translator's Acknowledgments -- Preface to the English Edition (1991) -- Preface to the Second Edition (2012) -- Envoi -- ONE. The Idol and the Icon -- TWO. Double Idolatry -- THREE. The Crossing of Being -- FOUR. The Reverse of Vanity -- FIVE. Of the Eucharistic Site of Theology -- SIX. The Present and the Gift -- SEVEN. The Last Rigor -- EIGHT. Thomas Aquinas and Onto- theo- logy -- Notes -- English- Language Editions Cited -- Sources -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Jean-Luc Marion is one of the world's foremost philosophers of religion as well as one of the leading Catholic thinkers of modern times. In God Without Being, Marion challenges a fundamental premise of traditional philosophy, theology, and metaphysics: that God, before all else, must be. Taking a characteristically postmodern stance and engaging in passionate dialogue with Heidegger, he locates a "God without Being" in the realm of agape, or Christian charity and love. If God is love, Marion contends, then God loves before he actually is. First translated into English in 1991, God Without Being continues to be a key book for ; discussions of the nature of God. This second edition contains a new preface by Marion as well as his 2003 essay on Thomas Aquinas. Offering a controversial, contemporary perspective, God Without Being will remain essential reading for scholars and students of philosophy and religion. "Daring and profound. . . . In matters most central to his thesis, [Marion]'s control is admirable, and his attunement to the nuances of other major postmodern thinkers is impressive."-Theological Studies "A truly remarkable work."-First Things "Very rewarding reading."-Religious Studies Review