LEADER 03912nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910810691503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-87228-1 010 $a9786612872280 010 $a0-231-52041-7 024 7 $a10.7312/vatt14828 035 $a(CKB)2550000000018591 035 $a(OCoLC)690877334 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10387057 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000434422 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12175213 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000434422 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10403939 035 $a(PQKB)10463521 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908236 035 $a(DE-B1597)459406 035 $a(OCoLC)979953830 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231520416 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908236 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10387057 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL287228 035 $a(OCoLC)729029604 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000018591 100 $a20090623d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChristianity, truth, and weakening faith $ea dialogue /$fGianni Vattimo and Rene? Girard; edited by Pierpaolo Antonello; translated by William McCuaig 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (134 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-231-14828-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tNOTE ON THE TEXT -- $tINTRODUCTION / $rAntonello, Pierpaolo -- $t1. CHRISTIANITY AND MODERNITY / $rVattimo, Gianni / Girard, René -- $t2. FAITH AND RELATIVISM / $rVattimo, Gianni / Girard, René -- $t3. HERMENEUTICS, AUTHORITY, TRADITION / $rVattimo, Gianni / Girard, René -- $t4. HEIDEGGER AND GIRARD / $rVattimo, Gianni -- $t5. NOT JUST INTERPRETATIONS, THERE ARE FACTS, TOO / $rG, René -- $tNOTES -- $tBIBLIOGRAPHY 330 $aThe debate over the place of religion in secular, democratic societies dominates philosophical and intellectual discourse. These arguments often polarize around simplistic reductions, making efforts at reconciliation impossible. Yet more rational stances do exist, positions that broker a peace between relativism and religion in people's public, private, and ethical lives.Christianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith advances just such a dialogue, featuring the collaboration of two major philosophers known for their progressive approach to this issue. Seeking unity over difference, Gianni Vattimo and René Girard turn to Max Weber, Eric Auerbach, and Marcel Gauchet, among others, in their exploration of truth and liberty, relativism and faith, and the tensions of a world filled with new forms of religiously inspired violence. Vattimo and Girard ultimately conclude that secularism and the involvement (or lack thereof) of religion in governance are, in essence, produced by Christianity. In other words, Christianity is "the religion of the exit from religion," and democracy, civil rights, the free market, and individual freedoms are all facilitated by Christian culture. Through an exchange that is both intimate and enlightening, Vattimo and Girard share their unparalleled insight into the relationships among religion, modernity, and the role of Christianity, especially as it exists in our multicultural world. 606 $aChristianity$xPhilosophy 606 $aChristianity and culture 606 $aRelativity 615 0$aChristianity$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aChristianity and culture. 615 0$aRelativity. 676 $a261.2/1 700 $aVattimo$b Gianni$f1936-$010352 701 $aGirard$b Rene?$f1923-$0386685 701 $aAntonello$b Pierpaolo$0594105 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810691503321 996 $aChristianity, truth, and weakening faith$94098838 997 $aUNINA