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The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event
John D. Caputo
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Paperback. A work that questions - What is the nature of God? What is the nature of being? What is the relationship between God and being? And what is the meaning of forgiveness, faith, piety, or transcendence? - that define the terrain of contemporary philosophy of religion. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Applying an ever more radical hermeneutics (including Husserlian and Heideggerian phenomenology, Derridian deconstruction, and feminism), John D. Caputo breaks down the name of God in this irrepressible book. Instead of looking at God as merely a name, Caputo views it as an event, or what the name conjures or promises in the future. For Caputo, the event exposes God as weak, unstable, and barely functional. While this view of God flies in the face of most religions and philosophies, it also puts up a serious challenge to fundamental tenets of theology and ontology. Along the way, Caputo's readings of the ... Read more
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Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253218285
SKU
V9780253218285
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About John D. Caputo
John D. Caputo is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University. He is author of More Radical Hermeneutics (IUP, 2000) and The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida (IUP, 1997).
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. . . The Weakness of God is a bold attempt to reconfigure the terms of debate around the topic of divine omnipotence. Caputo has a gift for explaining Continental philosophy's jargon succinctly and accurately, and despite technical and foreign terms, this book will engage upper-level undergraduates. Includes scriptural and general indexes. . . . Highly recommended.
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