| Against Innocence: Gillian Rose's Reception and Gift of Faith Contributor(s): Shanks, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0334041368 ISBN-13: 9780334041368 Publisher: SCM Press OUR PRICE: $32.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 8.4" (0.55 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gillian Rose (1947â 1995) was a highly original, enigmatic and pugnacious thinker, whose work draws together Continental philosophy, sociology, modern / post-modern Jewish and Christian reflection on ethics. She was also, famously, a convert to Christianity, baptised into the Church of England on her deathbed, from Judaism. She has been a major influence on many contemporary thinkers, not least on the thought of the Archbishop Rowan Williams. Her writings are teasingly poetic, often forbiddingly difficult, and yet at the same time vividly accessible, at any rate through her widely praised memoir, Loveâ (TM)s Work Here, a Church of England priest writes about Roseâ (TM)s thought as it relates to the future of the Church she eventually joined. A significant philosopher of this century, they believe her thinking implicitly points towards a new form of Christian self-understanding. This captivatingly well written book is the first major study of Gillian Roseâ (TM)s thought from a theological point of view. It aims to make the work of this highly complex thinker accessible to a wider readership. |