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Weakness Of God

A Theology of the Event [Paperback]

by John D. Caputo

    • Author

      John D. Caputo

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Indiana University Press

    • Published

      April 2006

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      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.

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      • Author

        John D. Caputo

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Indiana University Press

      • Published

        April 2006

      • Weight

        527g

      • Page Count

        376

      • Dimensions

        156 x 234 x 20 mm

      • ISBN

        9780253218285

      • ISBN-10

        0253218284

      • Eden Code

        1006917

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      • Author/Creator: John D. Caputo

      • ISBN: 9780253218285

      • Publisher: Indiana University Press

      • Release Date: April 2006

      • Weight: 527g

      • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 20 mm

      • Eden Code: 1006917


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