Simon Critchley, John D. Caputo and radical political theology?
In his 2012 work, Faith of the Faithless, the philosopher Simon Critchley presented an "atheistic" formulation of faith as an "experiment" in "political theology." This work, as part of the so-called "turn to religion" in continental political philosophy, gave...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Taylor & Francis
[2018]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Jahr: 2018, Band: 79, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 122-135 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Critchley, Simon 1960-
/ Caputo, John D. 1940-
/ Theology
/ Politics
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| RelBib Classification: | CG Christentum und Politik FA Theologie VA Philosophie |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
weakness of God
B Simon Critchley B John Caputo B faith of the faithless B Radical Theology |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In his 2012 work, Faith of the Faithless, the philosopher Simon Critchley presented an "atheistic" formulation of faith as an "experiment" in "political theology." This work, as part of the so-called "turn to religion" in continental political philosophy, gave an account of what Critchley had formerly articulated as "atheistic transcendence." Tracing the genesis of the latter and then linking to his notion of the supreme fiction, the paper seeks to account for Critchley's "a/theological" shift. Through a close reading, the paper argues that Critchley's "faith of the faithless" depends on the Christian hermeneutic tradition - or radical theology - for its articulation. Finally, using John D. Caputo's radical theology as the principal proponent in this regard, the paper demonstrates a necessary symmetry with Critchley's faith of the faithless. Such a claim leads to the conclusion that while symmetrical, Critchley and Caputo are also inversely related. That is: a Critchlean radical politics nourished by radical theology opens up the possibility for a Caputoian radical political theology nourished by Critchlean radical politics. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2335 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2017.1397533 |