A philosophical anthropology of the cross : the cruciform self / Brian Gregor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregor, Brian, 1976-

Series:

Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophical anthropology.

Jesus Christ--Crucifixion.

Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What does the cross, both as a historical event and a symbol of religious discourse, tell us about human beings? In this provocative book, Brian Gregor draws together a hermeneutics of the self-through Heidegger, Gadamer, Ricoeur, and Taylor-and a theology of the cross-through Luther, Kierkegaard, Bonhoeffer, and Jüngel-to envision a phenomenology of the cruciform self. The result is a bold and original view of what philosophical anthropology could look like if it took the scandal of the cross seriously instead of reducing it into general philosophical concepts.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1. Philosophy, the Cross, and Human Being; PART ONE; 2. The Hermeneutics of the Self; 3. Faith, Substance, and the Cross; 4. The Incurved Self; 5. The Anthropological Question; PART TWO; 6. The Concreteness and Continuity of Faith; 7. The Capable Human Being as a Penultimate Good; 8. The Call to Responsibility; 9. Reflexivity, Intentionality, and Self-Understanding; 10. Religion within the Limits of the Penultimate?; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253007049

0253007046

9781299243408

1299243401

OCLC:

834143091