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From theology to theological thinking / Jean-Yves Lacoste ; translated by W. Chris Hackett ; with an introduction by Jeffrey Bloechl.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lacoste, Jean-Yves.
- Series:
- Richard Lectures.
- Richard Lectures for 2010
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Theology--Methodology.
- Theology.
- Preunderstanding (Theology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville, [Virginia] : University of Virginia Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- "Christian philosophy" is commonly regarded as an oxymoron, philosophy being thought incompatible with the assumptions and conclusions required by religious faith. According to this way of thinking, philosophy and theology must forever remain distinct. In From Theology to Theological Thinking, Jean-Yves Lacoste takes a different approach. Stepping back from contemporary philosophical concerns, Lacoste-a leading figure in the philosophy of religion-looks at the relationship between philosophy and theology from the standpoint of the history of ideas. He notes in particular that theology and philosophy were not considered separate realms until the high Middle Ages, this distinction being a hallmark of the modern era that is coming to an end. Lacoste argues that the intellectual task before us now is to work in the frontier region between or beyond these domains, work he identifies as "the task of thinking." With this argument, Lacoste resets our understanding of Western Christian thought, contending that a new way of thinking that is at once philosophical and theological will be the lasting discourse of Christianity.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Eschatology, liturgy, and the task of thinking, by Jeffrey Bloechl
- A note from the translation, by W. Chris Hackett
- One. Theoria, vita philosophica, and Christian Experience
- Two. Philosophy, Theology, and the Academy
- Three. Philosophy, Theology, and the Task of Thinking.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780813935577
- 0813935571
- OCLC:
- 868279189
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