The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion) For Caputo, the event exposes God as weak, unstable, and barely functional. While this view of God flies in the face of most religions and philosophies, it also puts up a serious challenge to fundame
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| Title | : | The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (304 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0253218284 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 376 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2006-04-27 |
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Editorial : "Caputo comes out of the closet as a theologian in this work." Catherine Keller, Drew University
" The Weakness of God is a bold attempt to reconfigure the terms of debate around the topic of divine omnipotence. Caputo has a gift for explaining Continental philosophy's jargon succinctly and accurately, and despite technical and foreign terms, this book will engage upper-level undergraduates. Includes scriptural and general indexes. Highly recommended." Choice
Applying an ever more radical hermeneutics (including Husserlian and Heideggerian phenomenology, Derridian deconstruction, and feminism), John D. Caputo breaks down the name of God in this irrepressible book. Instead of looking at God as merely a name, Caputo views it as an event, or what the name conjures or promises in the future. For Caputo, the event exposes God as weak, unstable, and barely functional. While this view of God flies in the face of most religions and philosophies, it also puts up a serious challenge to fundamental tenets of theology and ontology. Along the way, Caputo’s readings of the New Testament, especially of Paul’s view of the Kingdom of God, help to support the "weak force" theory. This penetrating work cuts to the core of issues and questionsWhat is the nature of God? What is the nature of being? What is the relationship between God and being? What is the meaning of forgiveness, faith, piety, or transcendence?that define the terrain of contemporar
It is a treasure trove of stories and facts not well known. very good source of information. It has life, or maybe IS life, in a place where life shouldn't exist. ISBN 0-7666-3179-6 is a hardback, illustrated in black & white by Julia Lundman. We as women internalize and self blame and feel uncomfortable with growing in our career because we fear being labeled. It's an interesting book, with a lot of information. Some of my favorite quotes by Rich are:
"I would rather live on the verge of falling and let my security be in the all sufficiency of the grace of God than in some kind of pietistic illusion of moral excellence-not that I don't want to be morally excellent, but my faith isn't in the idea that I'm more moral than anybody else. The girls divide into two groups and both end up watching and participating in typical acts of childhood misbehaviour, neither satisfying them in the end.
This is a poignant and candid story of childhood unlike most such stories; it is not
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