The Trace of God : : Derrida and Religion / / ed. by Edward Baring, Peter E. Gordon.

Derrida’s writings on the question of religion have played a crucial role in the transformation of scholarly debate across the globe. The Trace of God provides a compact introduction to this debate. It considers Derrida’s fraught relationship to Judaism and his Jewish identity, broaches the question...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2014]
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Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
“Et Iterum de Deo”: Jacques Derrida and the Tradition of Divine Names --
Not Yet Marrano: Levinas, Derrida, and the Ontology of Being Jewish --
Poetics of the Broken Tablet --
Theism and Atheism at Play: Jacques Derrida and Christian Heideggerianism --
Called to Bear Witness: Derrida, Muslims, and Islam --
Habermas, Derrida, and the Question of Religion --
Abraham, the Settling Foreigner --
Unprotected Religion: Radical Theology, Radical Atheism, and the Return of Anti- Religion --
The Autoimmunity of Religion --
Derrida and Messianic Atheism --
Notes --
Contributors --
Index
Summary:Derrida’s writings on the question of religion have played a crucial role in the transformation of scholarly debate across the globe. The Trace of God provides a compact introduction to this debate. It considers Derrida’s fraught relationship to Judaism and his Jewish identity, broaches the question of Derrida's relation to the Western Christian tradition, and examines both the points of contact and the silences in Derrida's treatment of Islam.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780823262120
9783110729030
9783111189604
DOI:10.1515/9780823262120?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Edward Baring, Peter E. Gordon.