Words Fail
Theology, Poetry, and the Challenge of Representation
1st Edition
Published on 3. October 2016
978-0-8232-7285-3 (ISBN)
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There has been much philosophical speculation on the potential failure of language as well as the search for a presentation of the "e;thing itself"e; beyond representation. Words Fail pursues the writings of a trio of philosophers-Jacques Derrida, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Giorgio Agamben-as prime examples of how modern poetry presents us with a profitable vantage point from which to survey the ongoing struggle of living in a highly fragmented world.Alongside these thinkers, this book looks specifically at the form of spirituality that is given shape by this intersection of poetics and theological-philosophical reflection-all of which offer rich suggestions about our spiritual nature.
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