false 17913 0 0 446976 041523333X 9780415233330 7 <![CDATA[On Religion]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174852144m/446976.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174852144s/446976.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/446976.On_Religion 3.98 42 On Religion with ambiguity, uncertainty, and hopefulness. Caputo's book is not the fodder of tired collegiate debates. That is, it is neither a pro forma defense of religious belief nor a proof that God is not possible. It is a slender volume that is full of insights and an occasional touch of the profound.

Listen: "Religion is for lovers, for men and women of passion, for real people who believe in something, who hope like mad in something, who believe in something, who love something with a love that surpasses understanding." It's no wonder Caputo has carved out a niche for himself as one of the most sincere and thoughtful writers in today's continental philosophy. Among elitist thinkers who seem to pride themselves on jargon and labyrinthine writing, Caputo is a refreshing complement, refusing to believe that intellectual substance is at odds with clarity. His predilection for ethics and religion is manifest in his half dozen or so books on the subjects. On Religion, part of the Thinking in Action series, does justice to his depth. --Eric de Place

]]> 17913 3.80 174 22 2001 408414 0823217558 9780823217557 2 <![CDATA[Deconstruction in a Nutshell: A Conversation with Jacques Derrida]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174502486m/408414.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174502486s/408414.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/408414.Deconstruction_in_a_Nutshell_A_Conversation_with_Jacques_Derrida 3.66 38 17913 3.80 174 22 1996 563648 0801031362 9780801031366 5 <![CDATA[What Would Jesus Deconstruct?: The Good News of Postmodernism for the Church]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/563648.What_Would_Jesus_Deconstruct_The_Good_News_of_Postmodernism_for_the_Church 3.57 21 17913 3.80 174 22 2007 821351 0253211123 9780253211125 2 <![CDATA[The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida: Religion Without Religion (The Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178679368m/821351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178679368s/821351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/821351.The_Prayers_and_Tears_of_Jacques_Derrida_Religion_Without_Religion 4.00 15 "Caputo's book is riveting.... A singular achievement of stylistic brio and impeccable scholarship, it breaks new ground in making a powerful case for treating Derrida as homo religiosis.... There can be no mistaking the importance of Caputo's work." -- Edith Wyschogrod

"No one interested in Derrida, in Caputo, or in the larger question of postmodernism and religion can afford to ignore this pathbreaking study. Taking full advantage of the most recent and least discussed writings of Derrida, it offers a careful and comprehensive account of the religious dimension of Derrida's thought." -- Merold Westphal

Contents

AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: A Passion for the ImpossibleA Map for the Perplexed

I. The Apophatic1. God Is Not diffÇrance2. Dreaming the Impossible Dream: Derrida and Levinas on the Impossible3. Affirmation at the Limits: How Not to Speak4. Save the Name: Wholly Other Towards a General Apophatics Edifying Divertissement No. 1. Bedeviling Faith

II. The Apocalyptic5. Viens!6. Messianic Time: Derrida and Blanchot7. An Apocalypse sans Apocalypse, To Jacques of El Biar8. The Secret Edifying Divertissement No. 2. From Elea to Elohim: God of the Same, God of the Other

III. The messianic9. Of Marx and the Messiah10. Messianic Passion and the Religion of Saint Jacques11. Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone (Almost)

IV. The Gift12. The Time of Giving and Forgiving Edifying Divertissement No. 3. Traditions and the World-Play13. Abraham's Gift14. Abraham and the Pharisees Edifying Divertissement No. 4. Deconstruction and the Kingdom of God

V. Circumcision15. Hegel and the Jews Edifying Divertissement No. 5. Deferring Incarnation -- and Jesus the Jew16. Circumcision17. Is Deconstruction Really a Jewish science?

VI. Confession18. The Son of These Tears: The Confession of Jacques de la Rue-Augustin Edifying Divertissement No. 6. A Prayer19. These Weeping Eyes, Those Seeing Tears: The Faith of Jacques Derrida

Conclusion: A Passion for GodBibliography on Derrida and Religion

]]> 17913 3.80 174 22 1997 31858 0687331269 9780687331260 0 <![CDATA[Philosophy and Theology]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286915m/31858.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286915s/31858.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31858.Philosophy_and_Theology 3.80 15 17913 3.80 174 22 2006 563641 0253218284 9780253218285 3 <![CDATA[The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175819992m/563641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175819992s/563641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/563641.The_Weakness_of_God_A_Theology_of_the_Event 3.91 11 Applying an ever more radical hermeneutics (including Husserlian and Heideggerian phenomenology, Derridian deconstruction, and feminism), John D. Caputo breaks down the name of God in this irrepressible book. Instead of looking at God as merely a name, Caputo views it as an event, or what the name conjures or promises in the future. For Caputo, the event exposes God as weak, unstable, and barely functional. While this view of God flies in the face of most religions and philosophies, it also puts up a serious challenge to fundamental tenets of theology and ontology. Along the way, Caputo's readings of the New Testament, especially of Paul's view of the Kingdom of God, help to support the "weak force" theory. This penetrating work cuts to the core of issues and questions—What is the nature of God? What is the nature of being? What is the relationship between God and being? What is the meaning of forgiveness, faith, piety, or transcendence?—that define the terrain of contemporary philosophy of religion.

]]> 17913 3.80 174 22 2006 629953 0231141246 9780231141246 1 <![CDATA[After the Death of God]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176490069m/629953.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176490069s/629953.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/629953.After_the_Death_of_God 3.78 9 It has long been assumed that the more modern we become, the less religious we will be. Yet a recent resurrection in faith has challenged the certainty of this belief. In these original essays and interviews, leading hermeneutical philosophers and postmodern theorists John D. Caputo and Gianni Vattimo engage with each other's past and present work on the subject and reflect on our transition from secularism to postsecularism.

As two of the figures who have contributed the most to the theoretical reflections on the contemporary philosophical turn to religion, Caputo and Vattimo explore the changes, distortions, and reforms that are a part of our postmodern faith and the forces shaping the religious imagination today. Incisively and imaginatively connecting their argument to issues ranging from terrorism to fanaticism and from politics to media and culture, these thinkers continue to reinvent the field of hermeneutic philosophy with wit, grace, and passion.

]]> 17913 3.80 174 22 33523 3.86 92 8 2007 860743 0253204429 9780253204424 1 <![CDATA[Radical Hermeneutics: Repetition, Deconstruction, and the Hermeneutic Project (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/860743.Radical_Hermeneutics_Repetition_Deconstruction_and_the_Hermeneutic_Project 3.71 7 "This is a remarkable book: wide-ranging, resonant, and well-written; it is also reflective and personable, warm and engaging." -- Philosophy and Literature

"With this book Caputo takes his place firmly as the foremost American, continental post-modernist... " -- International Philosophical Quarterly

"One cannot but be impressed by the scope of Radical Hermeneutics." -- Man and World

"Caputo's study is stunning in its scope and scholarship." -- Robert E. Lauder, St. John's University, The Thomist

For John D. Caputo, hermeneutics means radical thinking without transcendental justification: attending to the ruptures and irregularities in existence before the metaphysics of presence has a chance to smooth them over. Radical Hermeneutics forges a closer collaboration between hermeneutics and deconstruction than has previously been attempted.

]]> 17913 3.80 174 22 1987 563649 0253208165 9780253208163 0 <![CDATA[Against Ethics: Contributions to a Poetics of Obligation With Constant Reference to Deconstruction]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175820013m/563649.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175820013s/563649.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/563649.Against_Ethics_Contributions_to_a_Poetics_of_Obligation_With_Constant_Reference_to_Deconstruction 4.50 4 " Against Ethics is beautifully written, clever, learned, thought-provoking, and even inspiring." -- Theological Studies

"Writing in the form of his ideas, Caputo offers the reader a truly exquisite reading experience.... his iconic style mirrors a truly refreshing honesty that draws the reader in to play." -- Quarterly Journal of Speech

"Against Ethics is, in my judgment, one of the most important works on philosophical ethics that has been written in recent years.... Caputo speaks with a passion and a concern that are rare in academic philosophy. His profound sense of humor deepens the passion of the viewpoints he develops." -- Mark C. Taylor

"Obligation happens!" declares Caputo in this brilliant and witty postmodern critique of ethics, framed as a contemporary restaging of Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling.

]]> 17913 3.80 174 22 1993 860742 0253213878 9780253213877 0 <![CDATA[More Radical Hermeneutics: On Not Knowing Who We Are]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178970081m/860742.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178970081s/860742.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/860742.More_Radical_Hermeneutics_On_Not_Knowing_Who_We_Are 3.67 3 In these spirited essays, John D. Caputo continues the project he launched with Radical Hermeneutics of making hermeneutics and deconstruction work together. Caputo claims that we are not born into this world hard-wired to know Being, Truth, or the Good, and we are not vessels of a Divine or other omnipotent supernatural force. Focusing on how various contemporary philosophers develop aspects of this fragmented view of the life world in areas such as madness, friendship, democracy, gender, science, the "end of ethics," religion, and mysticism, this animated study by one of America's leading continental philosophers shakes the foundations of religion and philosophy, even as it gives them new life.

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