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The Wedding Feast of the Lamb: Eros, the Body, and the Eucharist
Emmanuel Falque
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Paperback. Translator(s): Hughes, George. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Emmanuel Falque's The Wedding Feast of the Lamb represents a turning point in his thought. Here, Falque links philosophy and theology in an original fashion that allows us to see the full effect of theology's backlash against philosophy. By attending closely to the incarnation and the eucharist, Falque develops a new concept of the body and of love: By avoiding the common mistake of angelism -consciousness without body-Falque considers the depths to which our humanity reflects animality, or body without consciousness. He shows the continued relevance of the question How can ... Read more
Emmanuel Falque's The Wedding Feast of the Lamb represents a turning point in his thought. Here, Falque links philosophy and theology in an original fashion that allows us to see the full effect of theology's backlash against philosophy. By attending closely to the incarnation and the eucharist, Falque develops a new concept of the body and of love: By avoiding the common mistake of angelism -consciousness without body-Falque considers the depths to which our humanity reflects animality, or body without consciousness. He shows the continued relevance of the question How can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823270415
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V9780823270415
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About Emmanuel Falque
Emmanuel Falque is Honorary Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at the Catholic University of Paris. His most recent book in English is The Wedding Feast of the Lamb: Eros, the Body, and the Eucharist. George Hughes has served as Professor in the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo.
Reviews for The Wedding Feast of the Lamb: Eros, the Body, and the Eucharist
...a generative text for advanced study of worship and a deeper engagement of phenomenological approaches to sacramental theology.
Homiletic: The Journal of the Academy of Homiletics
Animality, embodiedness, and eros: such, for Emmanuel Falque, are the grounds for our hope as we kneel before the altar and await the words of consecration in the Eucharist and behold not ... Read more
Homiletic: The Journal of the Academy of Homiletics
Animality, embodiedness, and eros: such, for Emmanuel Falque, are the grounds for our hope as we kneel before the altar and await the words of consecration in the Eucharist and behold not ... Read more