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Heretical Perspectives in Philosophical Theology
Christianity after Christendom
Heretical Perspectives in Philosophical Theology
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What comes after the end of Christendom? Christianity has ceased to function as the dominant force in society and yet the Christian faith continues. How are we to understand Christianity in this 'after'?
Bringing into conversation seven unorthodox or 'heretical' continental philosophers, including Jan Patocka, Jean-Luc Nancy, Gianni Vattimo and John D. Caputo, Martin Koci re-centres the debates around philosophy's so-called return to religion to address the current 'not-Christian, but not yet non-Christian' culture.
In the modern context of increasing secularization and pluralization, Christianity after Christendom boldly proposes that Christians must embrace the demise of Christianity as a meta-narrative and see their faith as an existential mode of being-in-the-world. Whilst not denying the religion's history, this 'after' of Christianity emancipates the discourse from the socio-historical focus on Christendom and introduces new perspectives on Christianity as an embodied religious tradition, as a way of being, even as a faithfulness to the world.
In dialogue with a broad range of philosophical movements, including deconstruction, phenomenology, hermeneutics and postmodern critiques of religion, this is a timely examination of the present and future of post-Christendom Christianity.
Table of Contents
Part I: The Postmodern Ends of Christianity
Chapter 1 Lost Credibility: Jean-François Lyotard's Critique of Meta-Narrative
Chapter 2 Deconstruction: Jean-Luc Nancy and the Essence of Christianity
Chapter 3 The Sense of the After: Jan Patocka and Post-Christian Epoch
Part II: The Figures of the After
Chapter 4 Weak Christianity: Gianni Vattimo
Chapter 5 Christianity without Religion: John D. Caputo
Chapter 6 Poetics of Anatheistic Christianity: Richard Kearney
Part III: The Spirituality of Being in the World
Chapter 7 Christianity Interrupted: A Theological Experiment of Lieven Boeve
Chapter 8 Being Shaken
Chapter 9 The Community of the Shaken
Conclusion: Into the World
Notes
Index
Product details

Published | Apr 24 2025 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 248 |
ISBN | 9781350322677 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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