1st Edition

Religion With/Out Religion The Prayers and Tears of John D. Caputo

Edited By James Olthuis Copyright 2002
    200 Pages
    by Routledge

    200 Pages
    by Routledge

    Written in response to John Caputo's The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida, this work gathers together cutting-edge theologians and philosophers to examine the relationship between Derridan deconstruction and religion. Containing a lengthy counter-response by Caputo, as well as an interview, Religion With/Out Religion will be required reading for all those involved in contemporary theological debate.

    Introduction: Prayers and Tears - James H. Olthuis; 1.Bienvnue-Just a moment - Jeffery M. Dudiak; 2. Dangerous Safety, Safe Danger - Ronald Kuipers; 3. Religion Without Religion - Shane Cudney; 4. Is Deconstruction an Augustinian Science? - James K. A. Smith; 5. Prayers of Confession Tears of Contrition - B. Keith Putt; 6. Caputo's Derrida David Goicoechea; 7. Between Biblical Religion and Deconstruction - Avron Kulak; 8. The Test of Kh^ora: Gr^ace 'a Dieu - James H. Olthuis; 9. Hoping in Hope, Hoping Against Hope: A Response - John D. Caputo; 10.What Do I Love When I Love My God? An Interview with John D. Caputo - John D. Caputo with B. Keith Putt; Notes on Contributors; Index

    Biography

    James H. Olthuis is Professor of Philosophical Theology at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, and a psychotherapist in private practice. His publications include The Beautiful Risk: A New Psychology of Loving and Being Loved; Knowledge Otherwise: Philosophy at the Threshold of Spirituality; and Facts, Values and other Ethics: A Confrontation with Twentieth Century British Moral Philosophy.

    'Lively, always interesting and often impressive collection ... gives a good idea of the current state of play in the debate between deconstruction and theology.' - Critical and Cultural Theory