Adorno and the Question of Theology
Religion and Reason Beyond Foundations
1st Edition
Published on 30. April 2026
184 pages
978-1-9787-6775-1 (ISBN)
Description
Can we move beyond the religious-secular divide and live together ethically in a shared political world?
Adorno and the Question of Theology: Religion and Reason Beyond Foundations says yes-and shows how. Through close readings of Dialectic of Enlightenment, Negative Dialectics, and Aesthetic Theory, Rachel R. Rosner examines how Adorno reconfigures the relationship between reason and theology to confront modern fragmentation. Drawing on Adorno's usage of constellation-a way of thinking that connects ideas without locking them into fixed systems-Rosner offers a way to move beyond entrenched dichotomies. In doing so, the book intervenes in contemporary debates on postsecular theory, critical reason, and political theology by rethinking how normativity and critique operate without foundations. Accessible to newcomers and illuminating for specialists, this book serves as both an introduction to Adorno's comprehensive philosophy and a path beyond enduring paradoxes in his reception.
Adorno and the Question of Theology: Religion and Reason Beyond Foundations says yes-and shows how. Through close readings of Dialectic of Enlightenment, Negative Dialectics, and Aesthetic Theory, Rachel R. Rosner examines how Adorno reconfigures the relationship between reason and theology to confront modern fragmentation. Drawing on Adorno's usage of constellation-a way of thinking that connects ideas without locking them into fixed systems-Rosner offers a way to move beyond entrenched dichotomies. In doing so, the book intervenes in contemporary debates on postsecular theory, critical reason, and political theology by rethinking how normativity and critique operate without foundations. Accessible to newcomers and illuminating for specialists, this book serves as both an introduction to Adorno's comprehensive philosophy and a path beyond enduring paradoxes in his reception.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-6775-1 (9781978767751)
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Rachel. R. Rosner is a Postdoctoral Fellow at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IL.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Adorno, Theology, and the Space Between
Chapter One: Adorno's "Linguistic Effort"
Chapter Two: Back to the Beginning: Dialectic of Enlightenment
Chapter Three: Negative Dialectics and the Constellation
Chapter Four: Aesthetics as Negative Dialectics
Chapter Five: Adorno from the Standpoint of Redemption
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Introduction: Adorno, Theology, and the Space Between
Chapter One: Adorno's "Linguistic Effort"
Chapter Two: Back to the Beginning: Dialectic of Enlightenment
Chapter Three: Negative Dialectics and the Constellation
Chapter Four: Aesthetics as Negative Dialectics
Chapter Five: Adorno from the Standpoint of Redemption
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
