Theology and social theory : beyond secular reason / John Milbank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milbank, John

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and the social sciences--History of doctrines.

Christianity and the social sciences.

Christian sociology.

Theology--Methodology.

Theology.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 448 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

Summary:

In modern times, the social sciences have sought to explain religion from a neutral, secular vantage-point. In response, theology has tried to legitimate itself by building upon social scientific conclusions. In this acclaimed book, John Milbank suggests that both enterprises are compromised by the theological and anti-theological assumptions built into the social sciences themselves.This new edition of Theology and Social Theory brings John Milbank 's classic work fully into line with his most recent views and is laid out in an easier-to-read format. It features a substantial new preface in which Milbank answers his critics by defending and further elaborating his metahistorical vision.Provocative and well-argued, this updated classic from one of the world 's leading theologians offers a comprehensive treatment of the relation between theology and social theory, all the way from Plato to Deleuze.

Contents:

Political theology and the new science of politics

Political economy as theodicy and agonistics

Sociology I : from Malebranche to Durkheim

Sociology II : from Kant to Weber

Policing the sublime : a critique of the sociology of religion

For and against Hegel

For and against Marx

Founding the supernatural : political and liberation theology in the context of modern Catholic thought

Science, power, and reality

Ontological violence or the postmodern problematic

Difference of virtue, virtue of difference

The other city : theology as a social science.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1405136839

1405136847

OCLC:

60321353

Publisher Number:

9781405136839 (hbk. : alk. paper)

9781405136846 (pbk. : alk. paper)