Derrida and Theology [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Shakespeare Steven <1968->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Disciplina: 194; 210.92
• Soggetto topico: Deconstruction; Derrida, Jacques; Philosophy and religion; Theology
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Derrida and Theology
• ISBN: 1-282-86807-1; 9786612868078; 0-567-18981-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785500503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophy and Theology