The Word Made Strange Theology, Language, Culture [Paperback]

The essays in this new book from John Milbank range over the entire field of theology, and both extend and enrich the theological perspective underlying his earlier Theology and Social Theory. The essays are focused around the theme of a theological approach to language, and offer a richly textured and broad ranging inquiry which will contribute to a variety of contemporary debates.Preface.

Part I: Arche.

1. A Critique of the Theology of Right.

2. Only Theology Overcomes Metaphysics.

Part II: Logos.

3. Pleonasm, Speech and Writing.

4. The Linguistic Turn as a Theological Turn.

Part III: Christos:.

5. A Christological Poetics.

6. The Name of Jesus.

Part IV: Pneuma.

7. The Second Difference.

8. The Force of Identity.

Part V: Ethos.

9. Can Morality be Christian?.

10. The Poverty of Niebuhrianism.

Part VI: Polis.

11. Out of the Greenhouse.

12. On Complex Space.

Index of Names.

This is an important work by an influential thinker. Milbank has emerged as a major voice in contemporary theology, and he commands an audience in broader intellectual arenas as well. Here he extends and enriches the theological perspective of Theology and Social Theory. He also addresses criticisms of his earlier work. The analysis is richly textured and ranges over diverse intellectual terrain. Regardless of whether one is persuaded by his arguments, they ought not to be ignored. Professor L. Gregory Jones, Loyola College, Maryland

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