| The Word Made Strange: Theology, Language, Culture Contributor(s): Milbank, John (Author), Milbank (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631203362 ISBN-13: 9780631203360 Publisher: Blackwell Publishers OUR PRICE: $60.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1996 Annotation: The essays in this new book from John Milbank range over the entire field of theology, and both extend and enrich the theological perspective underlying his earlier "Theology and Social Theory." In the essays Milbank offers a theological account of language, and suggests that no secular construct of language offers any true possibility of meaning. He then applies this account across a wide range of theological topics, offering us a new theology which is orthodox in a surprising and disturbing way. Beyond the sterile alternatives of liberalism and a 'neo-orthodoxy' grown mechanical, Milbank suggests the incarnate divine word is always mediated by human discourses, yet registers its presence by transfiguring these discourses down to their very roots. "Theology, Language and Culture" offers a richly textured and broad ranging inquiry which will serve to enrich contemporary intellectual debates across a range of disciplines. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Religious - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 230 |
| LCCN: 96017201 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.02" W x 8.96" (0.99 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays in this new book from John Milbank range over the entire field of theology, and both extend and enrich the theological perspective underlying his earlier Theology and Social Theory. The essays are focused around the theme of a theological approach to language, and offer a richly textured and broad ranging inquiry which will contribute to a variety of contemporary debates. |