Habermas and theology / Maureen Junker-Kenny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Junker-Kenny, Maureen.

Series:

Philosophy and theology (London, England)

Philosophy and theology.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Habermas, Jürgen.

Philosophical theology.

Physical Description:

x, 213 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark, [2011]

Summary:

"With his theory of communicative rationality, Jürgen Habermas has been one of the most influential social philosophers of the 20th century and a major dialogue partner for theology in the different stages of his work. Systematic and practical theology, theory of religious education and theological ethics have offered creative receptions and astute critiques. The book explores Habermas's renewal of Critical Theory of the first generation of the Frankfurt School through his paradigm change from the philosophy of consciousness to language. His postmetaphysical understanding of philosophy and the foundations of his discourse ethics are followed up into his recent demand for a species ethics in critique of genetic enhancement. The philosophical critiques of his work that are relevant for theology are explained and the successive phases of his view of religion are traced: supersessionism, co-existence, and finally cooperation in offering specific resources and shared criteria for public debate on the future directions of a technologically shaped pluralist culture"--Publisher's site.

Contents:

pt. 1. The theological reception and critique of Habermas's work in the first two phases of its view of religion

pt. 2. Habermas's theory of communicative reason in philosophical debate

pt. 3. The current phase: Cooperation and translation in theological debate.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.

ISBN:

9780567033239

0567033236

9780567033222

0567033228

OCLC:

708199768