| Barth, Derrida and the Language of Theology Revised Edition Contributor(s): Ward, Graham (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521657083 ISBN-13: 9780521657082 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: This study offers a new and original analysis of the problem of religious language. Taking as its starting point Karl Barth's doctrine of analogy, the author draws parallels between Barth's insights into the language of theology and the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, and concludes that Barth's doctrine of analogy is a theological reading of Derrida's economy of differance. This important interpretation reveals Barth's closeness to postmodern thinking and underlines his relevance to current debates on the language of theology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Philosophy - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 230.014 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.41" W x 8.42" (0.70 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: This study offers a new and original analysis of the problem of religious language. Taking as its starting point Karl Barth's doctrine of analogy, the author draws parallels between Barth's insights into the language of theology and the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, and concludes that Barth's doctrine of analogy is a theological reading of Derrida's economy of diff rance. This important interpretation reveals Barth's closeness to postmodern thinking and underlines his relevance to current debates on the language of theology. |