Beyond the Problem of Evil
Derrida and Anglophone Philosophy of Religion
1st Edition
Published on 12. March 2018
162 pages
978-1-4985-5573-9 (ISBN)
Description
Beyond the Problem of Evil tackles the reinventing the philosophy of religion by way of a topic familiar to anyone who has encountered the field. By considering how "the problem of evil" is historically structured by commitments to theism alongside the recent calls for cross-cultural relevance in the field, the book offers an argument whereby philosophers of religion may globalize the scope of their work. Drawing on the work of Jacques Derrida and critical theorists of religion, the topic is reframed as an investigation of how social actors perceive necessities and grapple with accidents that disrupt them. In this way, the usual commitments to categories structured by theism no longer prevent cross-cultural studies of "evil" and the stage is set for rethinking the field.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-5573-9 (9781498555739)
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Person
Nathan R.B. Loewen is assistant professor at the University of Alabama.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction-Derrida and Anglophone Philosophy of Religion
Chapter 1-A Problem of Persuasion
Chapter 2-A Discourse on Evil within the Limits of Theism Alone
Chapter 3-Orthodoxy and Others: Taking History Seriously
Chapter 4-Subjectivity, Sovereignty and Law
Chapter 5-Violence and Responsibility
Chapter 6-Beyond the Problem of Evil
Bibliography
Introduction-Derrida and Anglophone Philosophy of Religion
Chapter 1-A Problem of Persuasion
Chapter 2-A Discourse on Evil within the Limits of Theism Alone
Chapter 3-Orthodoxy and Others: Taking History Seriously
Chapter 4-Subjectivity, Sovereignty and Law
Chapter 5-Violence and Responsibility
Chapter 6-Beyond the Problem of Evil
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