| Words of Life: New Theological Turns in French Phenomenology Contributor(s): Benson, Bruce Ellis (Editor), Wirzba, Norman (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0823230732 ISBN-13: 9780823230730 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Religious - Philosophy | Movements - Phenomenology |
| Dewey: 230.01 |
| LCCN: 2009020983 |
| Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy (Paperback Unnumbered) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Words of Life is the sequel and companion to Phenomenology and the Theological Turn, edited by Dominique Janicaud, Jean-Francois Courtine, Jean-Louis Chrtien, Michel Henry, Jean-Luc Marion, and Paul Ricoeur. In that volume, Janicaud accuses Levinas, Henry, Marion, and Chrtien of veeringfrom phenomenological neutrality to a theologically inflected phenomenology. By contrast, the contributors to this collection interrogate whether phenomenology's proper starting point is agnostic or atheistic. Many hold the view that phenomenology after the theological turn may very well be true both to itself and to the phenomenological things themselves.In one way or another, all of these essays contend with the limits and expectations of phenomenology. As such, they are all concerned with what counts as properphenomenology and even the very structure of phenomenology. None of them, however, is limited to such questions. Indeed, the rich tapestry that they weave tells us much about human experience. Themes such as faith, hope, love, grace, the gift, the sacraments, the words of Christ, suffering, joy, life, the call, touch, listening, wounding, and humility are woven throughout the various meditations in this volume. The contributors use striking examples to illuminate the structure and limits of phenomenology and, in turn, phenomenology serves to clarify those very examples. Thus practice clarifies theory and theory clarifies practice, resulting in new theological turns and new life for phenomenology. The volume showcases the work of both senior and junior scholars, including Jean-Luc Marion, Jean-Yves Lacoste, Kevin Hart, Anthony J. Steinbock, Jeffrey Bloechl, Jeffrey L. Kosky, Clayton Crockett, Brian Treanor, and Christina Gschwandtner-as well as the editors themselves |
Contributor Bio(s): Benson, Bruce Ellis: - Bruce Ellis Benson is Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University.Wirzba, Norman: - Norman Wirzba is Professor of Theology and Ecology at Duke University's Divinity School and Research Professor of Theology and Ecology at Duke's Nicholas School for the Environment. He is the author of The Paradise of God: Renewing Religion in an Ecological Age (Oxford University Press, 2007); Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating (Cambridge University Press, 2011); and, most recently (with Fred Bahnson), Making Peace with the Land: God's Call to Reconcile with Creation (IVP Books, 2012). |