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Rethinking God as Gift: Marion, Derrida, and the Limits of Phenomenology
Robyn Horner
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Paperback. "At once rigorous, insightful, and accessible.. the most thorough study yet available on the phenomenological treatment of God as gift in Marion and Derrida. Invaluable reading for those concerned with the theological promise of contemporary Continental philosophy."-Thomas A. Carlson, University of California, Santa Barbara Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 427.
Rethinking God as Gift is situated at the intersection of philosophy, critical theory and theology. The first sustained study of the work of Jean-Luc Marion in English, it offers a unique perspective on contemporary questions and their theological relevance. Taking its point of departure from the problem of the gift as articulated by Jacques Derrida, who argues that the conditions of possibility of the gift are also its conditions of impossibility, Horner pursues a series of questions concerning the nature of thought, the viability of phenomenology, and, most urgently, the possibility of grace. For Marion, phenomenology, as the thought of ... Read more
Rethinking God as Gift is situated at the intersection of philosophy, critical theory and theology. The first sustained study of the work of Jean-Luc Marion in English, it offers a unique perspective on contemporary questions and their theological relevance. Taking its point of departure from the problem of the gift as articulated by Jacques Derrida, who argues that the conditions of possibility of the gift are also its conditions of impossibility, Horner pursues a series of questions concerning the nature of thought, the viability of phenomenology, and, most urgently, the possibility of grace. For Marion, phenomenology, as the thought of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823221226
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V9780823221226
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About Robyn Horner
Robyn Horner is Professor of Religion and Theology at Monash University in Australia.
Reviews for Rethinking God as Gift: Marion, Derrida, and the Limits of Phenomenology
"At once rigorous, insightful, and accessible... the most thorough study yet available on the phenomenological treatment of God as gift in Marion and Derrida. Invaluable reading for those concerned with the theological promise of contemporary Continental philosophy."
-Thomas A. Carlson University of California, Santa Barbara
-Thomas A. Carlson University of California, Santa Barbara