| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) : illustrations |
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Indiana series in the philosophy of religion |
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Indiana series in the philosophy of religion.
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| Contents |
The postmodern Augustine / John D. Caputo and Michael J. Scanlon -- Composing 'circumfession' / Jacques Derrida -- Confessions and 'circumfession': a roundtable discussion with Jacques Derrida / moderated by Richard Kearney -- Time for the truth / Geoffrey Bennington -- Instances: temporal modes from Augustine to Derrida and Lyotard / Hent de Vries : Response / Jacques Derrida -- Shedding tears beyond being: Derrida's confession of prayer / John D. Caputo -- Heidegger: reader of Augustine / Philippe Capelle : Response / Jacques Derrida -- The form of an 'I' / Catherine Malabou : Response / Jacques Derrida -- Time, evil, and narrative: Ricoeur on Augustine / Richard Kearney -- Arendt's Augustine / Michael J. Scanlon -- Reading like angels: Derrida and Augustine on the book (for a history of literature) / Mark Vessey : Response / Jacques Derrida -- Augustine's unconfessions / James J. O'Donnell -- On not retracting the unconfessed / Elizabeth A. Clark -- Why Augustine? why now? / Jean Bethke Elshtain |
| Summary |
This volume collects papers and discussion from the third Villanova conference on religion and postmodernism. While studies on and about Augustine as a philosopher abound, few approach his work from a deconstructionist point of view |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Confessiones
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Derrida, Jacques.
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| SUBJECT |
Derrida, Jacques fast |
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Confessiones (Augustine, of Hippo, Saint) fast |
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Philosophy, European.
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Philosophy, European
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Caputo, John D.
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Scanlon, Michael J.
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| ISBN |
0253111080 |
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9780253111081 |
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9780253345073 |
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0253345073 |
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9780253217318 |
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0253217318 |
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