Habermas and theology /
Maureen Junker-Kenny.
- London, UK ; New York : T. and T. Clark, c2011.
- x, 213 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm.
- Philosophy and theology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-199) and indexes.
Part 1 The theological reception and critique of Habermas's work in the first two phases of its view of religion. Attraction and critique of Habermas's theory of communicative action and the disciplines of theology : Systematic theology oriented towards Christian praxis -- Practical theology and its subdisciplines -- Theory of religious education -- Theological ethics. Part 2 : Habermas's theory of communicative action in philosophical debate. The paradigm change from philosophy of consciousness to language theory -- The relationship of metaphysics to modernity -- Postmetaphysical philosophy as stand-in and as interpreter -- The foundation of the discourse theory of morality -- The motivation for agency and the aporias of morality. Part 3 : The current phase : cooperation and translation in theological debate. The rediscovery of religion in the genealogy of reason and the foundation of a species ethics -- Religious resources for the project of modernity in theological debate.