God As Otherwise Than Being Toward a Semantics of the Gift |
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| Author:
| Schrag, Calvin O. |
| Series title: | Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-1923-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Speaking as one of the founders of American Continental philosophy, Calvin O. Schrag offers an exceptionally clear, balanced, and informative discussion of a complex questions vexing postmodern currents of philosophical and theological reflection: Does the "death" of the god conceived as a "highest being" in Western, and especially modern, traditions open a new space within which to rethink God in terms of a "gift" or "giving" that would stand beyond the usual spate of...
More Description Speaking as one of the founders of American Continental philosophy, Calvin O. Schrag offers an exceptionally clear, balanced, and informative discussion of a complex questions vexing postmodern currents of philosophical and theological reflection: Does the "death" of the god conceived as a "highest being" in Western, and especially modern, traditions open a new space within which to rethink God in terms of a "gift" or "giving" that would stand beyond the usual spate of metaphysical categories?