The American philosopher Stanley Cavell (b. 1926) is a secular Jew who by his own admission is obsessed with Christ, yet his outlook on religion in general is ambiguous. Probing the secular and the sacred in Cavell's thought, Espen Dahl explains that Cavell, while often parting ways with Christianity, cannot dismiss it either. Focusing on Cavell's work as a whole, but especially on his recent engagement with Continental philosophy, Dahl brings out important themes in Cavell's philosophy and his conversation with theology.
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The American philosopher Stanley Cavell (b 1926) is a secular Jew by his own admission fascinated with Christ, yet his outlook on religion in general is ambiguous. Probing the secular and religious in Cavell's thought, this book explains that Cavell, while often parting ways with Christianity, continues to return to Christianity.
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AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Modernism and Religion2. The Ordinary Sublime3. Acknowledging God4. Skepticism, Finitude, and Sin5. The Tragic Dimension of the Ordinary6. The Other and Violence7. Forgiveness and PassivityConclusion: The Last Question: Self-redemption or Divine Redemption?NotesBibliographyIndex
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It is undoubtedly tricky business writing a book about Stanley Cavell and any book enterprising enough to bring him into conversation with Christian theology should be additionally commended, especially one as likable as Espen Dahl's Stanley Cavell, Religion, and Continental Philosophy.
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First-rate and never so technically exposed as to impede readers new to Cavell, or to his reluctance to theology or continental philosophy. I can't imagine a better introduction to the interweaving themes and topics.
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Cavell's philosophy of religion in a Continental vein

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ISBN
9780253012029
Publisert
2014-05-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Indiana University Press
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229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
192

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Biographical note

Espen Dahl is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway. He is author of Phenomenology and the Holy: Religious Experience after Husserl and In Between: The Holy Beyond Modern Dichotomies.