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After the Death of God (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and C)

by John Caputo

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ISBN13: 9780231141246
ISBN10: 0231141246
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It has long been assumed that the more modern we become, the less religious we will be. Yet a recent resurrection in faith has challenged the certainty of this belief. In these original essays and interviews, leading hermeneutical philosophers and postmodern theorists John D. Caputo and Gianni Vattimo engage with each other's past and present work on the subject and reflect on our modern transition from secularism to post-secularism.

Each philosopher represents a distinct mode of thinking about religion and its relation to society. Caputo submits his philosophy concerning the death of God to Vattimo's deconstructive critique, and Vattimo subjects his interpretation of the modern processes of secularization (which he sees as a recovery of the very essence of Christianity) to Caputo's critique. Their dialogue serves not only as an introduction to the similarities and differences between the two thinkers and their religious perspectives, but also as a method for understanding the broader currents of contemporary culture and modernism.

With grace, wit, and passion, Caputo and Vattimo explore the changes, distortions, and reforms that are a part of our postmodern faith and the forces shaping the religious imagination today. Incisively and imaginatively connecting their argument to issues ranging from terrorism to fanaticism, these thinkers continue to reinvent the field of hermeneutic philosophy.

Synopsis:

It has long been assumed that the more modern we become, the less religious we will be. Yet a recent resurrection in faith has challenged the certainty of this belief. In these original essays and interviews, leading hermeneutical philosophers and postmodern theorists John D. Caputo and Gianni Vattimo engage with each other's past and present work on the subject and reflect on our transition from secularism to postsecularism. As two of the figures who have contributed the most to the theoretical reflections on the contemporary philosophical turn to religion, Caputo and Vattimo explore the changes, distortions, and reforms that are a part of our postmodern faith and the forces shaping the religious imagination today. Incisively and imaginatively connecting their argument to issues ranging from terrorism to fanaticism and from politics to media and culture, these thinkers continue to reinvent the field of hermeneutic philosophy with wit, grace, and passion.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780231141246
Author:
Caputo, John
Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Editor:
Robbins, Jeffrey W.
Author:
Vattimo, Gianni
Author:
Caputo, John D.
Subject:
Philosophy
Subject:
Christianity - General
Subject:
Movements - Deconstruction
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
God (Christianity)
Subject:
Philosophy and religion
Series:
Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and C
Publication Date:
May 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
204
Dimensions:
836x586x71 78

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