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Between Faith and Thought: An Essay on the Ontotheological Condition (Studies in Religion and Culture)
Jeffrey W. Robbins
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Description for Between Faith and Thought: An Essay on the Ontotheological Condition (Studies in Religion and Culture)
Hardcover. A critique of the widespread view that the task of philosophical theology is to overcome ontotheology. Robbins argues that ontotheology, far from being a problem to overcome, is instead the very condition of being and thought. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
The ontotheological problem is perhaps the defining issue of contemporary philosophical theology, as it teveals that dimension of thought where reason and faith are indivisible and indissoluble - where philosophy recognizes its faith in reason and theology realizes its responsibility to thought. In Between Faith and Thought Jeffrey W. Robbins argues that ontotheology, far from being a problem to overcome, is instead the very condition of being and thought. Further, he asks, how might this ontotheological condition be thought of as a resource for creative and responsible engagement with the world? Robbins calls for a radical rethinking of contemporary philosophical ... Read more
The ontotheological problem is perhaps the defining issue of contemporary philosophical theology, as it teveals that dimension of thought where reason and faith are indivisible and indissoluble - where philosophy recognizes its faith in reason and theology realizes its responsibility to thought. In Between Faith and Thought Jeffrey W. Robbins argues that ontotheology, far from being a problem to overcome, is instead the very condition of being and thought. Further, he asks, how might this ontotheological condition be thought of as a resource for creative and responsible engagement with the world? Robbins calls for a radical rethinking of contemporary philosophical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Religion and Culture
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813921631
SKU
V9780813921631
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About Jeffrey W. Robbins
Jeffrey W. Robbins, Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Lebanon Valley College and Associate Editor for the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory, is completing his next book, In Search of a Non-Dogmatic Theology.
Reviews for Between Faith and Thought: An Essay on the Ontotheological Condition (Studies in Religion and Culture)
Original and provocative, Between Faith and Thought provides an important critique of the widespread view that the task of philosophical theology is to overcome ontotheology. Offering a new paradigm, Robbins successfully outflanks the conservative and radical divide. - Edith Wyschogrod, Rice University