Religion Metaphysics & the Postmodern William Desmond & John D Caputo

William Desmond's original and creative work in metaphysics is attracting more and more attention from philosophers of religion. Putting Desmond in conversation with John D. Caputo, an important philosopher of religion from the Continental tradition, Christopher Ben Simpson casts new light on Desmond's complex, multifaceted, and nuanced thought. The comparative approach allows Simpson to get at the core of recent debates in the philosophy of religion. He develops a rich understanding of how ethics and religion are informed by metaphysics, and contrasts this approach to the decidedly anti-metaphysical stance in Continental philosophy. Religion, Metaphysics, and the Postmodern presents a systematic analysis of Desmond's thought as it advances work on Caputo's thinking and on the philosophy of religion.

"Simpson sets Desmond's thought in the context of Caputo's thought, mak[ing] the contribution all the more important." --Bruce Ellis Benson, Wheaton College Indiana University Press Indiana University Press

Christopher Ben Simpson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies at Lincoln Christian University. He is author of Caputo: A Very Critical Introduction.

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Caputo

2. Metaphysics

3. Ethics

4. God and Religion

Conclusion: Divine Hyperbolics, Two Visions, Four Errors

Notes

Bibliography

Index