Richard Kearney's Anatheistic Wager
Philosophy, Theology, Poetics
Philosopher Blaise Pascal famously insisted that it was better to wager belief in God than to risk eternal damnation. More recently, Richard Kearney has offered a wager of his own-the anatheistic wager, or return to God after the death of God. In this volume, an international group of contributors consider what Kearney's spiritual wager means. They question what is at stake with such a wager and what anatheism demands of the self and of others. The essays explore the dynamics of religious anatheistic performativity, its demarcations and limits, and its motives. A recent interview with Kearney focuses on crucial questions about philosophy, the…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Doude van Troostwijk, Chris (Hrsg.) / Clemente, Matthew (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-253-03403-8
- EAN: 9780253034038
- Produktnummer: 27403893
- Verlag: Indiana University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 312 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'046 KB
Über den Autor
Matthew Clemente holds the position of Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at Boston College. He is an Adjunct Professor of Ethics and Philosophy of Religion at Newbury College (Massachusetts) and is the author of Out of the Storm: A Novella.Chris Doude van Troostwijk is Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the Luxemburg School of Religion and Society (Luxembourg), and Affiliated Researcher and Lecturer at the Protestant Theological Faculty of the University of Strasbourg (France).
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