Writing Faith Contributor(s): Stanley, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1506423388 ISBN-13: 9781506423388 Publisher: Fortress Press OUR PRICE: $46.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Christianity - History |
LCCN: 2017385966 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 154 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: In Writing Faith, Timothy Stanley provides a novel reevaluation of Jacques Derridas deconstructive account of writing. Derridas various essays on writing's materiality in books, scrolls, typewriters and digital displays, briefly touched on the question of religion. At times he directed his attention to the mediatic nature of Christianity. However, such comments have rarely been applied to formal aspects of religious texts. In response, this book investigates the rise of the Christian codex in its second-to-fifth-century-CE Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts. By better understanding the religious nature of this technical development, it becomes possible to reframe writing's coincidence with faith. |