Lyotard and Theology
About this book
Lieven Boeve contextualises Lyotard's writings and approach with reference to his theological thought. By focusing on issues such as the nature of the differend within language, the sublime experience and our (in)ability to witness to the breakdowns of language and representation, Lyotard's thought provokes theology to reconsider its own foundations. Taking up issues such as a highly relevant critique of capitalism, itself vital to today's understanding of Christian praxis in a global world, Lyotard offers us a perspective by which to re-evaluate Christianity beyond its being a hegemonic discourse as it moves toward being a discourse concerned with love. Through exploring the Christian narrative as an 'open' one, Boeve aims to make use of new possibilities for theology through a renewed comprehension of Lyotard's significance for today.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- HalfTitle
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: On the non-reception of Lyotard in theology
- 2 Philosophy in the postmodern condition: On the incredulity of modern master narratives and bearing witness to the differend
- 3 How to do justice to the event: The aesthetics of the sublime
- 4 Postmodern critical theory in action: The case of capitalism
- 5 The master narrative of Christianity: A hegemonic discourse of the Idea of love
- 6 Can God escape the clutches of the Christian master narrative?
- 7 The language pragmatic plausibility of open narratives: Continuing the conversation with Jean-François Lyotard
- 8 Lyotard and/or theology? On the precise relationship between philosophy and theology
- 9 The interruptive event of the sacramental
- 10 The interruption of late-modern political theology
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index