Christ in Postmodern Philosophy: Gianni Vattimo, Rene Girard, and Slavoj Zizek [Hardcover]

In the wake of Heidegger's announcement of the end of onto-theology and inspired by both Levinas and Derrida, many contemporary continental philosophers of religion search for a post-metaphysical God, a God who is often characterized astout autre, wholly other.Christ in Postmodern Philosophyinvestigates the Christological ideas of three contemporary thinkers, Gianni Vattimo, Rene Girard and Slavoj }i~ek. In doing so, Frederiek Depoortere focuses on the relation between transcendence and the event of the Incarnation on the one hand, and the uniqueness of Christianity on the other.

Some of Europe's top philosophers of religion put forward great new ideas based on the works of Levinas, Derrida, Lacan, Kant and others, to explore divergent philosophical concepts around Christology, incarnation and the uniqueness of Christ, and therefore Christianity, in a very different way. Publishing News, 2008

The book lucidly fulfils its dual aims, articulating the prospects for an understanding of the Incarnation that does not divest or empty the doctrine of the Trinity whilst using the postmodern philosophers as grist on the question of the particularly Christian faith. In addition to the well-referenced, cogently-structured main project, Depoortere has furnished us with a set of beginning guides on some of the religious coordinates of three important, thought contested, social theorists. Theological Book Review, Vol. 21, No.2

Christ in Postmodern Philosophy not only serves as an excellent primer for those who might be relatively new to the conversation about Christ in contemporary continental though, but also offers a set of insights and intuitions which will prove fruitful for further reflection upon Christ's uniqueness. The Thomist

Both titles are examples of academically yet clear and readable studies. Bijdragen, International Journal in Philosophy and Theology 71 (1)

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