Desiring Theology

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Desiring TheologyISBN13:9780226902135ISBN10:0226902137Author:Winquist, Charles E. (Author)Description:One Of The Foremost Scholars Exploring The Intersection Of Theology And Continental Philosophy, Charles E Winquist Argues For The Possibility Of Theological Thinking In A Postmodern Secular Milieu Moving Beyond The Now Familiar Reiteration Of Postmodernity's Losses-The Death Of God, The Displacement Of The Self, The End Of History, The Closure Of The Book-Winquist Equates A Desire To Think Theologically With A Desire, Amidst Postmodernity's Disappointments, For A Thinking That Does Not Disappoint To Desire Theology In This Sense Is To Desire To Know An Other In And Of Language That Can Be Valued In The Forming Of Personal And Communal Identity In This Book, Desiring Theology Carries Another Sense As Well, For Winquist Argues That, In The Wake Of Psychoanalysis, Theology Must Elaborate The Meaning And Importance Of Desire In Its Own Discourse Winquist's Work Is Tactical As Well As Theoretical, Showing What Kind Of Work Theology Can Do In A Postmodern Age He Suggests That Theology Is Closely Akin To What Gilles Deleuze And Felix Guattari Refer To As A Minor Intensive Use Of A Major Language The Minor Intensive Theological Use Of Language, Winquist Argues, Pressures The Ordinary Weave Of Discourse And Opens It To Desire Thus Theology Becomes A Work Against The Disappointment Of Thinking Deeply Engaged With The Work Of Nietzsche, Derrida, Tillich, Robert P Scharlemann, And Mark C Taylor, Among Others, This Book Is A Significant Addition To Contemporary Theology Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:UNIV OF CHICAGO PRPublication Date:1995-01-15Weight:0.55 lbsDimensions:0.55'' H x 8.52'' L x 5.51'' WNumber of Pages:173Language:English

Price: 39.96 USD

Location: USA

End Time: 2025-01-22T13:37:49.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD