It has long been assumed that the more modern we become, the less religious we will be. Yet a recent resurrection in faith has challenged the certainty of this belief. In these original essays and interviews, leading hermeneutical philosophers and postmodern theorists John D. Caputo and Gianni Vattimo engage with each other's past and present work on the subject and reflect on our transition from secularism to postsecularism.
As two of the figures who have contributed the most to the theoretical reflections on the contemporary philosophical turn to religion, Caputo and Vattimo explore the changes, distortions, and reforms that are a part of our postmodern faith and the forces shaping the religious imagination today. Incisively and imaginatively connecting their argument to issues ranging from terrorism to fanaticism and from politics to media and culture, these thinkers continue to reinvent the field of hermeneutic philosophy with wit, grace, and passion.
About the Authors:
John D. Caputo is Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities and professor of philosophy at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Villanova University. His most recent books are The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event and Philosophy and Theology.
Gianni Vattimo teaches hermeneutic philosophy at the University of Turin and is a renowned public intellectual and former member of the European parliament. His Columbia books include Dialogue with Nietzsche, The Future of Religion, Nihilism and Emancipation, and After Christianity.
As two of the figures who have contributed the most to the theoretical reflections on the contemporary philosophical turn to religion, Caputo and Vattimo explore the changes, distortions, and reforms that are a part of our postmodern faith and the forces shaping the religious imagination today. Incisively and imaginatively connecting their argument to issues ranging from terrorism to fanaticism and from politics to media and culture, these thinkers continue to reinvent the field of hermeneutic philosophy with wit, grace, and passion.
About the Authors:
John D. Caputo is Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities and professor of philosophy at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Villanova University. His most recent books are The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event and Philosophy and Theology.
Gianni Vattimo teaches hermeneutic philosophy at the University of Turin and is a renowned public intellectual and former member of the European parliament. His Columbia books include Dialogue with Nietzsche, The Future of Religion, Nihilism and Emancipation, and After Christianity.
Acknowledgments
Introduction: After the Death of God, by Jeffrey W. Robbins
1. Toward a Nonreligious Christianity, by Gianni Vattimo
Spectral Hermeneutics: On the Weakness of God and the Theology of the Event, by John D. Caputo
2. A Prayer for Silence: Dialogue with Gianni Vattimo
On the Power of the Powerless: Dialogue with John D. Caputo
3. The Death of God: A Deconstruction, by Gabriel Vahanian
Notes
Index
Introduction: After the Death of God, by Jeffrey W. Robbins
1. Toward a Nonreligious Christianity, by Gianni Vattimo
Spectral Hermeneutics: On the Weakness of God and the Theology of the Event, by John D. Caputo
2. A Prayer for Silence: Dialogue with Gianni Vattimo
On the Power of the Powerless: Dialogue with John D. Caputo
3. The Death of God: A Deconstruction, by Gabriel Vahanian
Notes
Index