A Question of Necessity: Deconstruction, Khōra, and Faith
Jacques Derrida's interest in questions concerning belief and religion is especially apparent in his later texts. Talk of a `religious turn,' however, wrongly implies a sudden conversion or translation of deconstruction into a theological discourse. To appreciate the emergence of religion...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2009
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Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2009, Volume: 74, Issue: 3, Pages: 309-333 |
| Further subjects: | B
Origins
B Heidegger B Religion B Derrida B Plato B Khōra |
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| Summary: | Jacques Derrida's interest in questions concerning belief and religion is especially apparent in his later texts. Talk of a `religious turn,' however, wrongly implies a sudden conversion or translation of deconstruction into a theological discourse. To appreciate the emergence of religion in Derrida's thought, one must attend to his larger interest in the questions of `necessity,' `origins,' and `the promise.' These elements constitute the background against which Derrida's religious lexicon is shaped, and for which his complex relationship to Martin Heidegger is of critical importance. His comments on `the religious' in the work `Faith and Knowledge' are the high point of a rigorous inquiry into `necessity.' This culmination, however, is better understood as a turn `of' religion than a turn `to' religion. With his accelerating emphasis on a religion of responsibility and tolerance, Derrida's `turn' is uncharacteristically decisive and may well run the hitherto unimaginable risk of dogmatism. |
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| ISSN: | 1752-4989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0021140009105261 |