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Dis-Enclosure: The Deconstruction of Christianity
Jean-Luc Nancy
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Description for Dis-Enclosure: The Deconstruction of Christianity
Paperback. Offers an investigation into what is left of a monotheistic religious spirit - notably, a minimalist faith that is neither confessional nor credulous. Articulating this faith as works and as an objectless hope, this book deconstructs Christianity in search of the historical and reflective conditions that provided its initial energy. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina; Malenfant, Gabriel; Smith, Michael B. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
This book is a profound and eagerly anticipated investigation into what is left of a monotheistic religious spirit-notably, a minimalist faith that is neither confessional nor credulous. Articulating this faith as works and as an objectless hope, Nancy deconstructs Christianity in search of the historical and reflective conditions that provided its initial energy. Working through Blanchot and Nietzsche, re-reading Heidegger and Derrida, Nancy turns to the Epistle of Saint James rather than those of Saint Paul, discerning in it the primitive essence of Christianity as hope. The religion that provided the exit from ... Read more
This book is a profound and eagerly anticipated investigation into what is left of a monotheistic religious spirit-notably, a minimalist faith that is neither confessional nor credulous. Articulating this faith as works and as an objectless hope, Nancy deconstructs Christianity in search of the historical and reflective conditions that provided its initial energy. Working through Blanchot and Nietzsche, re-reading Heidegger and Derrida, Nancy turns to the Epistle of Saint James rather than those of Saint Paul, discerning in it the primitive essence of Christianity as hope. The religion that provided the exit from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823228362
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V9780823228362
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About Jean-Luc Nancy
Jean-Luc Nancy is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Universite Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. His wide-ranging thought is developed in many books, including Expectation: Philosophy, Literature; The Possibility of a World; The Banality of Heidegger; The Disavowed Community; and, with Adele Van Reeth, Coming (all Fordham). Bettina Bergo is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montreal and the author ... Read more
Reviews for Dis-Enclosure: The Deconstruction of Christianity
An outstanding, groundbreaking work.
-Laurens ten Kate
University of Utrecht
An astutely reasoned philosophical text, offering a revolutionary analysis of theistic religion.
-The Midwest Book Review
-Laurens ten Kate
University of Utrecht
An astutely reasoned philosophical text, offering a revolutionary analysis of theistic religion.
-The Midwest Book Review