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Christ in postmodern philosophy : Gianni Vattimo, René Girard and Slavoj Žižek / Frederiek Depoortere.
LIBRA BR100 .D47 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Depoortere, Frederiek.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Žižek, Slavoj.
- Vattimo, Gianni, 1936-2023.
- Vattimo, Gianni.
- Girard, René, 1923-2015.
- Girard, René.
- Jesus Christ--History of doctrines.
- Jesus Christ.
- Christianity--Philosophy.
- Christianity.
- Postmodernism.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 159 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : T & T Clark, [2008]
- Summary:
- Christ in Postmodern Philosophy investigates the Christological ideas of three key contemporary thinkers, focussing on the topics of the relation between transcendence and the event of the Incarnation on the one hand, and the topic of the uniqueness of Christianity on the other.
- Contents:
- Gianni Vattimo 3
- 1 Introducing Gianni Vattimo 3
- 2 Vattimo's Heideggerian Christology: Kenosis and Caritas 9
- 3 Evaluation 17
- Rene Girard 34
- 1 Introducing Rene Girard 34
- 2 Girard's Christology: Christ Reveals the Violent Foundations of Culture 43
- 3 Evaluation 60
- Slavoj Zizek 92
- 1 Introducing Slavoj Zizek 92
- 2 Zizek's Lacanian Christology: Christ as the Ultimate objet petit a 98
- 3 Evaluation 135.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780567033314
- 0567033317
- 0567033325
- 9780567033321
- OCLC:
- 182731826
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