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Deleuze and Theology
Dr Christopher Ben Simpson
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Description for Deleuze and Theology
Hardback. An exploration of the thought of Gilles Deleuze and its relevance to theology. Series: Philosophy and Theology. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
What can a theologian do with Deleuze? While using philosophy as a resource for theology is nothing new, Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) presents a kind of limit-case for such a theological appropriation of philosophy: a thoroughly "modern" philosophy that would seem to be fundamentally hostile to Christian theology--a philosophy of atheistic immanence with an essentially chaotic vision of the world. Nonetheless, Deleuze's philosophy can generate many potential intersections with theology opening onto a field of configurations: a fractious middle between radical Deleuzian theologies that would think through theology and reinterpret it from the perspective of some version of Deleuzian philosophy and ... Read more
What can a theologian do with Deleuze? While using philosophy as a resource for theology is nothing new, Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) presents a kind of limit-case for such a theological appropriation of philosophy: a thoroughly "modern" philosophy that would seem to be fundamentally hostile to Christian theology--a philosophy of atheistic immanence with an essentially chaotic vision of the world. Nonetheless, Deleuze's philosophy can generate many potential intersections with theology opening onto a field of configurations: a fractious middle between radical Deleuzian theologies that would think through theology and reinterpret it from the perspective of some version of Deleuzian philosophy and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Philosophy and Theology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780567363350
SKU
V9780567363350
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About Dr Christopher Ben Simpson
Christopher Ben Simpson is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Lincoln Christian University, USA.
Reviews for Deleuze and Theology
Deleuze and Theology is a timely arrival to the field of ‘encounters’ between its two protagonists, presenting an admirably clear exposition both of Deleuze and of his varied readers and a sensitive repositioning of the disparate critiques of Deleuze’s much-debated spiritual content.
Simone Kotva, Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Reviews in Religion and Theology
Simone Kotva, Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Reviews in Religion and Theology