Seeking a Minor Sun: Saints after the Death of God
Theology lives in the days of the frost. Postmodern philosophers question the very possbility of God-language. In response, Edith Wyschogrod's Saints and Postmodernism attempts to develop an ethics grounded in lives of saints. Her definition of "saint" as one devoted to the alleviatio...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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1995
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Horizons
Anno: 1995, Volume: 22, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 183-197 |
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| Riepilogo: | Theology lives in the days of the frost. Postmodern philosophers question the very possbility of God-language. In response, Edith Wyschogrod's Saints and Postmodernism attempts to develop an ethics grounded in lives of saints. Her definition of "saint" as one devoted to the alleviation of pain is problematic; moreover, her definition does not in fact grow out of hagiography. Rather, it reduces saints' lives to didactic tales. Still, Wyschogrod points toward a more adequate description of the saint as one who sees the being of others as constituted by a lack. An emphasis on otherness is developed in the theologies of Mark Taylor and Charles Winquist. Using their insights and Wyschogrod's, I propose that Christianity turn to the "minor sun" of saints' lives to rethink theology in light of the postmodern critique. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-8557 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Horizons
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0360966900029339 |
