God without being : hors-texte / Jean-Luc Marion ; translated by Thomas A. Carlson ; with a foreword by David Tracy ; and a new preface by Jean-Luc Marion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marion, Jean-Luc, 1946-

Contributor:

Carlson, Thomas A.

Tracy, David.

Series:

Religion and Postmodernism

Religion and postmodernism

Standardized Title:

Dieu sans l'être. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God (Christianity).

Ontology.

Philosophical theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jean-Luc Marion is one of the world's foremost philosophers of religion as well as one of the leading Catholic thinkers of modern times. In God Without Being, Marion challenges a fundamental premise of traditional philosophy, theology, and metaphysics: that God, before all else, must be. Taking a characteristically postmodern stance and engaging in passionate dialogue with Heidegger, he locates a "God without Being" in the realm of agape, or Christian charity and love. If God is love, Marion contends, then God loves before he actually is. First translated into English in 1991, God Without Being continues to be a key book for discussions of the nature of God. This second edition contains a new preface by Marion as well as his 2003 essay on Thomas Aquinas. Offering a controversial, contemporary perspective, God Without Being will remain essential reading for scholars and students of philosophy and religion. "Daring and profound. . . . In matters most central to his thesis, [Marion]'s control is admirable, and his attunement to the nuances of other major postmodern thinkers is impressive."-Theological Studies "A truly remarkable work."-First Things "Very rewarding reading."-Religious Studies Review

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Foreword

Translator's Acknowledgments

Preface to the English Edition (1991)

Preface to the Second Edition (2012)

Envoi

ONE. The Idol and the Icon

TWO. Double Idolatry

THREE. The Crossing of Being

FOUR. The Reverse of Vanity

FIVE. Of the Eucharistic Site of Theology

SIX. The Present and the Gift

SEVEN. The Last Rigor

EIGHT. Thomas Aquinas and Onto- theo- logy

Notes

English- Language Editions Cited

Sources

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613721082

9781280879777

1280879777

9780226505664

0226505669

OCLC:

798535615