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Christ in postmodern philosophy : Gianni Vattimo, René Girard and Slavoj Žižek / Frederiek Depoortere.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: London : T & T Clark, c2008.Description: viii, 159 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780567033314 (cased)
  • 0567033317 (cased)
  • 0567033325 (pbk.)
  • 9780567033321 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 232 22
LOC classification:
  • BR 100 .D45 2008
Contents:
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.
Summary: Summary: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.
Item type: Books
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.