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Paul's new moment : continental philosophy and the future of Christian theology / John Milbank, Slavoj Zizek, Creston Davis ; with Catherine Pickstock.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Grand Rapids, MI : Brazos, c2010.Description: ix, 244 p. ; hbk ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781587432279 (pbk.)
  • 1587432277 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.51/MIL
Contents:
On Paul. Paul against biopolitics / John Milbank -- Paul and the truth event / Slavoj Zizek -- Paul and subtraction / Creston Davis -- On the liturgy. Liturgy and the senses / Catherine Pickstock -- Subtractive liturgy / Creston Davis -- A meditation of Michelangelo's Christ on the Cross / Slavoj Zizek -- On mediation and apocalypse. Thinking backward: predestination and apocalypse / Slavoj Zizek -- The return of mediation / John Milbank.
"Are there moments in Christian history when non-Christians in some ways understand Christianity better than Christians?...Today some leading secular thinkers have turned to a surprising source: the apostle Paul. The rediscovery of Paul by atheistic or agnostic European philosophers is one of the most striking recent developments in philosophy--and certainly one of keen interest to the church"--BACK COVER.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

On Paul. Paul against biopolitics / John Milbank -- Paul and the truth event / Slavoj Zizek -- Paul and subtraction / Creston Davis -- On the liturgy. Liturgy and the senses / Catherine Pickstock -- Subtractive liturgy / Creston Davis -- A meditation of Michelangelo's Christ on the Cross / Slavoj Zizek -- On mediation and apocalypse. Thinking backward: predestination and apocalypse / Slavoj Zizek -- The return of mediation / John Milbank.

"Are there moments in Christian history when non-Christians in some ways understand Christianity better than Christians?...Today some leading secular thinkers have turned to a surprising source: the apostle Paul. The rediscovery of Paul by atheistic or agnostic European philosophers is one of the most striking recent developments in philosophy--and certainly one of keen interest to the church"--BACK COVER.

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