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Author Caputo, John D.

Title The weakness of God : a theology of the event / John D. Caputo.

Publication Info. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 356 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Indiana series in the philosophy of religion
Indiana series in the philosophy of religion.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents The weakness of God -- The kingdom of God : sketches of a sacred anarchy.
Summary 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 read.
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Subject God (Christianity)
God (Christianity)
Genre/Form Aufsatzsammlung.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Subject God.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Godsdienstfilosofie.
Other Form: Print version: Caputo, John D. Weakness of God 0253347041 (DLC) 2005024892 (OCoLC)61529747
ISBN 9780253013514 electronic book
0253013518 electronic book
0253347041
9780253347046
0253218284
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