Christ in postmodern philosophy
Gianni Vattimo, René Girard and Slavoj Žižek
Depoortere, Frederiek.
creator
text
bibliography
enk
London
T & T Clark
c2008
2008
monographic
eng
viii, 159 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Summary:
Offers an investigation into the Christological ideas of three contemporary thinkers: Slavoj Zizek, Gianni Vattimo and Rene Girard, focussing on the topics of the relation between transcendence and the event of the Incarnation on the one hand, and the topic of the uniqueness of Christianity on the other.
Contents:
Introducing Gianni Vattimo --
Vattimo's Heideggerian christology : kenosis and caritas --
Evaluation --
René Girard --
Girard's christology : Christ reveals the violent foundations of culture --
Evaluation --
Introducing Slavoj Žižek --
Žižek's Lacanian christology : Christ as the ultimate objet petit a --
Evaluation.
Frederiek Depoortere.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Žižek, Slavoj
Vattimo, Gianni
1936-
Girard, René
1923-
Jesus Christ
History of doctrines
Christianity
Philosophy
Postmodernism
BR 100 .D45 2008
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