A theology of failure: Žižek against Christian innocence
This book draws the work of Slavoj Žižek into conversation with the Christian mystical theological tradition in order to propose a materialist account of Christian identity as constituted by failure.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Fordham University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Rose, Marika, A theology of failure : Žižek against Christian innocence] (2020) (Martin, Jay)
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| Series/Journal: | Perspectives in Continental Philosophy Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Žižek, Slavoj 1949-
/ Mystical theology
/ Apophatic theology
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| Further subjects: | B
Postmodernism
B Derrida, Jacques B Mysticism B Žižek, Slavoj B Pseudo-Dionysius,-the Areopagite B Philosophical Theology B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This book draws the work of Slavoj Žižek into conversation with the Christian mystical theological tradition in order to propose a materialist account of Christian identity as constituted by failure. Cover -- A Theology of Failure -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Failing -- 1 Ontology and Desire in Dionysius the Areopagite -- 2 Apophatic Theology and Its Vicissitudes -- 3 The Death Drive: From Freud to Žižek -- 4 The Gift and Violence -- 5 Divine Violence as Trauma -- 6 Mystical Theology and the Four Discourses -- Conclusion: Theology as Failure -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (275 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0823284093 |
