| Description |
1 online resource (156 pages) |
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Italian Academy lectures |
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Italian Academy lectures.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Believing That One Believes; 1. The God Who Is Dead; 2. The Teachings of Joachim of Fiore; 3. God the Ornament; 4. History of Salvation, History of Interpretation; 5. The War on Christianity; 6. The Death or Transfiguration of Religion; 7. Christianity and Cultural Conflicts in Europe; 8. The Christian Message and the Dissolution of Metaphysics; 9. Violence, Metaphysics, and Christianity; 10. Heidegger and Christian Existence; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
What has been the fate of Christianity since Nietzsche's famous announcement of the ""death of God""? What is the possibility of religion, specifically Christianity, thriving in our postmodern era? In this provocative new book, Gianni Vattimo, leading Italian philosopher, politician, and framer of the European constitution, addresses these critical questions. When Vattimo was asked by a former teacher if he still believed in God, his reply was, ""Well, I believe that I believe."" This paradoxical declaration of faith serves as the foundation for a brilliant exposition on Christiani |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the Italian |
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Print version record |
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Christianity.
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Christianity
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Christianity.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Systematic.
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RELIGION -- Philosophy.
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Christianity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0231506503 |
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9780231506502 |
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