Cavell, Companionship, and Christian Theology |
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| Author:
| Dula, Peter |
| Series title: | AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-539503-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $193.64AUD $304.00 |
Book Description:
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In recent decades, theologians and philosophers of religion have been engaged in a vigorous debate about the status and nature of ecclesiology, and of community. In that discussion, theologians have found resources in political philosophy, particularly communitarianism and political liberalism. In this book, Peter Dula turns to Stanley Cavell to see how his work might illuminate contemporary theological discussions - in particular, how his understanding ofcompanionship might usefully...
More DescriptionIn recent decades, theologians and philosophers of religion have been engaged in a vigorous debate about the status and nature of ecclesiology, and of community. In that discussion, theologians have found resources in political philosophy, particularly communitarianism and political liberalism. In this book, Peter Dula turns to Stanley Cavell to see how his work might illuminate contemporary theological discussions - in particular, how his understanding ofcompanionship might usefully complicate the communitarian-liberal divide and how his diagnosis of philosophical skepticism provides resources for engaging theological skepticism.