Religion With/Out Religion: The Prayers and Tears of John D. Caputo

ISBN-13: 9780415266086 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 200 str.

James H. Olthuis

Opis

Derridean deconstruction has been seen by its critics as nihilistic, realtivistic, subjectivistic and anti-religious. John D. Caputo's The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida has changed all that. The Derrida that emerges in Caputo's interpretations of his latest, sometimes autobiographical writings, is a man of faith bridging Jewish and Christian traditions. Deconstruction, in Caputo's reading, is astir with deep messianic, apocalyptic, and prophetic tones. Deconstruction, as it turns out, is a way of doing the thruth, of keeping things safe, of living in faith, impassioned by a desire for the undeconstructible.

Recenzje

'Lively, always interesting and often impressive collection ... gives a good idea of the current state of play in the debate between deconstruction and theology.' - Critical and Cultural Theory

Spis treści

Introduction: Prayers and Tears - James H. Olthuis; 1.Bienvnue-Just a moment - Jeffery M. Dudiak; 2. Dangerous Safety, Safe Danger - Ronald Kuipers; 3. Religion Without Religion - Shane Cudney; 4. Is Deconstruction an Augustinian Science? - James K. A. Smith; 5. Prayers of Confession Tears of Contrition - B. Keith Putt; 6. Caputo's Derrida David Goicoechea; 7. Between Biblical Religion and Deconstruction - Avron Kulak; 8. The Test of Kh^ora: Gr^ace 'a Dieu - James H. Olthuis; 9. Hoping in Hope, Hoping Against Hope: A Response - John D. Caputo; 10.What Do I Love When I Love My God? An Interview with John D. Caputo - John D. Caputo with B. Keith Putt; Notes on Contributors; Index

O autorze

James H. Olthuis is Professor of Philosophical Theology at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, and a psychotherapist in private practice. His publications include The Beautiful Risk: A New Psychology of Loving and Being Loved; Knowledge Otherwise: Philosophy at the Threshold of Spirituality; and Facts, Values and other Ethics: A Confrontation with Twentieth Century British Moral Philosophy.