Nathan R. B. Loewen

Beyond the Problem of Evil (eBook, ePUB)

Derrida and Anglophone Philosophy of Religion

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Beyond the Problem of Evil tackles the reinventing the philosophy of religion by way of a topic familiar to anyone who has encountered the field. By considering how "the problem of evil" is historically structured by commitments to theism alongside the recent calls for cross-cultural relevance in the field, the book offers an argument whereby philosophers of religion may globalize the scope of their work. Drawing on the work of Jacques Derrida and critical theorists of religion, the topic is reframed as an investigation of how social actors perceive necessities and grapple with accidents that disrupt them. In this way, the usual commitments to categories structured by theism no longer prevent cross-cultural studies of "evil" and the stage is set for rethinking the field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498555739
• Artikelnr.: 52389442

Autorenporträt

By Nathan R. B. Loewen

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction
Derrida and Anglophone Philosophy of Religion Chapter 1
A Problem of Persuasion Chapter 2
A Discourse on Evil within the Limits of Theism Alone Chapter 3
Orthodoxy and Others: Taking History Seriously Chapter 4
Subjectivity, Sovereignty and Law Chapter 5
Violence and Responsibility Chapter 6
Beyond the Problem of Evil Bibliography