Confessions and
Circumfession
John D. Caputo and Michael
J. Scanlon, eds.
Jacques Derrida and an
international group of philosophers of religion discuss
Augustine in the light of postmodernism.
At the heart of the current
surge of interest in religion among contemporary
Continental philosophers stands Augustine's
Confessions. With Derrida's Circumfession
constantly in the background, this volume takes up the
provocative readings of Augustine by Heidegger, Lyotard,
Arendt, and Ricoeur. Derrida himself presides over and
comments on essays by major Continental philosophers and
internationally recognized Augustine scholars. While
studies on and about Augustine as a philosopher abound,
none approach his work from such a uniquely postmodern
point of view, showing both the continuing relevance of
Augustine and the religious resonances within
postmodernism. Posed at the intersection of philosophy,
theology, and religious studies, this book will be of
interest to scholars and students of Augustine as well
as those interested in the invigorating discussion
between philosophy, religion, and
postmodernism.
Contributors include Geoffrey
Bennington, Philippe Capelle, John D. Caputo, Elizabeth
A. Clark, Hent de Vries, Jacques Derrida, Jean Bethke
Elshtain, Richard Kearney, Catherine Malabou, James
O'Donnell, Michael J. Scanlon, and Mark
Vessey.
Indiana Series in the Philosophy of
Religion—Merold Westphal, general editor
John D. Caputo holds the
David R. Cook Chair of Philosophy at Villanova
University. He is author of More Radical
Hermeneutics (IUP, 2000) and The Prayers and
Tears of Jacques Derrida (IUP, 1997).
Michael
J. Scanlon, O.S.A., is Josephine C. Connelly Chair of
Christian Theology at Villanova University. He is
co-editor with John Caputo of God, the Gift, and
Postmodernism (IUP, 1999) and Questioning God
(IUP, 2001).
Distribution:
worldwide
Publication date:
02/11/2005
Format: cloth 272 pages, index, 6
1/8 x 9 1/4