The gift of the other :

Shepherd, Andrew,

The gift of the other : Levinas, Derrida, and a theology of hospitality / Andrew Shepherd ; with a foreword by Steven Bouma-Prediger. - 1 online resource (xi, 264 pages.)

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: A world for all? -- The transcendence of the other and infinite responsibility: the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas -- Unconditional hospitality, the gift of deconstruction? : the philosophy of Jacques Derrida -- Levinasian and Derridean hospitality: ethics beyond ontology? -- Gifted, called, and named: Trinitarian personhood and an ontology of communion -- A tête à tête: wrestling with the other -- "LOGOS," "sacrificial substitute," and "eikon": christology and the overcoming of hostility -- A tête à tête: seen by the other -- Dwelling in Christ and the in-dwelling other: forming the ecclesial and eschatological self -- A tête à tête: a drink with the other -- Performing a different script: participation in the practice of ecclesial hospitality -- A tête à tête: hosted by the other -- Conclusion: Grounded hospitality: community, ecological care, and inter-faith relationships.

9780227902943 0227902947

22573/ctt1cg7fng JSTOR


Lévinas, Emmanuel.
Derrida, Jacques.
Derrida, Jacques.
Lévinas, Emmanuel.


Hospitality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues
RELIGION / Christianity / General
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics
Hospitality--Religious aspects--Christianity.


Electronic books.

BV4647.H67 / S54 2014

241.671