Theology and the Dialectics of Otherness
On Reading Bonhoeffer and Adorno
Wayne Whitson Floyd(Author)
University Press of America
Published on 16. May 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-8191-6975-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book uses the early theology of Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Jewish philosopher Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno as occasions for reflection. The author conducts a meditation on their style and thus contributes to contemporary philosophical-theological dialogue. This study examines the future of dialectical theology as a form of non-identity thinking that is receptive to the epistemological, social and ethical priority of Otherness. Contents: Dialectics and the Theology of Otherness: Presuppositions, Context and Method; Bonhoeffer's Act and Being: The Priority of the Other as Critique of Idealism; Adorno's Negative Dialectics: Non-Identity, Social Ontology and the Ethics of Otherness; Conclusion: Theology and the Dialectics of Otherness.
Reviews / Votes
In this recent effort by Floyd we have the most philosophically sophisticated analysis to date of Bonhoeffer's early work. * Journal Of The Evangelical Theological Society * In this recent effort by Floyd we have the most philosophically sophisticated analysis to date of Bonhoeffer's early work. * Journal Of The Evangelical Theological Society *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8191-6975-4 (9780819169754)
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