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Postmodern Saints of France Refiguring 'the Holy' in Contemporary French Philosophy

Dickinson Colby
Heftet / 2013 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780567170583
Publisert
2013-05-23
Utgiver
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T.& T.Clark Ltd
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453 gr
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234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
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Heftet
Antall sider
288

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Dickinson Colby

Biographical note

Colby Dickinson is a post-doctoral researcher in the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KULeuven, Belgium).

Postmodern Saints of France Refiguring 'the Holy' in Contemporary French Philosophy

Dickinson Colby
Heftet / 2013 / Engelsk
Dickinson Colby
Heftet / 2013 / Engelsk
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An interesting and valuable collection of essays...[covering] a range of approaches.

- John Reader, Modern Believing

A sustained reflection on postmodernism’s theological turn. The volume’s main contribution is an insight into some of the main ways in which contemporary French philosophers have not only grappled with religious phenomena and categories, but have also probed the porous boundary between the sacred and the secular [...] It offers an impressive panorama of the multiples ways in which religious and theological traditions have been grappled with by an important group of modern thinkers.

- Michael C. Behrent, Appalachian State University., H-France Review Vol.14

This volume can serve as an expansive introduction to contemporary French thought.

- Thomas A Graves, Cedarville University, US, Theological Book Review

From the mid to the late 20th century various French thinkers have at times toyed wth the label of ‘the saint', applying it to friends, colleagues, the revered nd even the worshipped such as Genet, Sartre, Camus or Foucault. Despite this profaning of the term, however, here are many subtle truths which emerge from its usage among such writers. This volume is devoted to exploring certain varied notions of ‘the saint' in recent French philosophical and literary thought from within a theological context, offering insights and valuable contributions toward how we understand sainthood in cultural, philosophical and religious terms. Each essay focuses on the convergence of a particular author's work and their various (re)formulations of ‘saintliness' in their writings, whether this concept is directly expressed in their writings or not. In general, the aim of the volume is to develop a critical engagement between each authors' philosophical worldview and historical notions of sainthood, such that we are capable of providing new understandings of what a ‘saint' could be said to be in our world today.
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Introduction\Jean Genet versus Saint Genet: Seeking redemption on theedges\HolyMary, Holy Desire: Luce Irigaray and Saintly Daughters\Jean-Luc the Great? The Academic Reception ofa Marion Spirituality\Saint Lyotard\Ricoeur and the Symbolism of Sainthood\Saint Levinas\St. Maurice du Dehors\ Saint Girard\ Of Foucault, "Who Could Have Been SaintPaul"\La nouvelle philosophie: Sanctity and the Philosophy of Sainthood in Jean-Yves Lacoste\Saint Derrida\Albert Camus on the Rebel as Saint and theSaint as Rebel\Saint Badiou, Saint Pascal
Les mer
This collection of essays redefines the concept of 'saintliness' as it is utilized and refashioned in contemporary French philosophy.
Looks at concept of sainthood as it permeated modern French thought.

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An interesting and valuable collection of essays...[covering] a range of approaches.

- John Reader, Modern Believing

A sustained reflection on postmodernism’s theological turn. The volume’s main contribution is an insight into some of the main ways in which contemporary French philosophers have not only grappled with religious phenomena and categories, but have also probed the porous boundary between the sacred and the secular [...] It offers an impressive panorama of the multiples ways in which religious and theological traditions have been grappled with by an important group of modern thinkers.

- Michael C. Behrent, Appalachian State University., H-France Review Vol.14

This volume can serve as an expansive introduction to contemporary French thought.

- Thomas A Graves, Cedarville University, US, Theological Book Review

From the mid to the late 20th century various French thinkers have at times toyed wth the label of ‘the saint', applying it to friends, colleagues, the revered nd even the worshipped such as Genet, Sartre, Camus or Foucault. Despite this profaning of the term, however, here are many subtle truths which emerge from its usage among such writers. This volume is devoted to exploring certain varied notions of ‘the saint' in recent French philosophical and literary thought from within a theological context, offering insights and valuable contributions toward how we understand sainthood in cultural, philosophical and religious terms. Each essay focuses on the convergence of a particular author's work and their various (re)formulations of ‘saintliness' in their writings, whether this concept is directly expressed in their writings or not. In general, the aim of the volume is to develop a critical engagement between each authors' philosophical worldview and historical notions of sainthood, such that we are capable of providing new understandings of what a ‘saint' could be said to be in our world today.
Les mer
Introduction\Jean Genet versus Saint Genet: Seeking redemption on theedges\HolyMary, Holy Desire: Luce Irigaray and Saintly Daughters\Jean-Luc the Great? The Academic Reception ofa Marion Spirituality\Saint Lyotard\Ricoeur and the Symbolism of Sainthood\Saint Levinas\St. Maurice du Dehors\ Saint Girard\ Of Foucault, "Who Could Have Been SaintPaul"\La nouvelle philosophie: Sanctity and the Philosophy of Sainthood in Jean-Yves Lacoste\Saint Derrida\Albert Camus on the Rebel as Saint and theSaint as Rebel\Saint Badiou, Saint Pascal
Les mer
This collection of essays redefines the concept of 'saintliness' as it is utilized and refashioned in contemporary French philosophy.
Looks at concept of sainthood as it permeated modern French thought.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780567170583
Publisert
2013-05-23
Utgiver
Vendor
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

Redaktør
Dickinson Colby

Biographical note

Colby Dickinson is a post-doctoral researcher in the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (KULeuven, Belgium).

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