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The Messianic Now
Philosophy, Religion, Culture
This collection explores the phenomenon of the messianic in contemporary philosophy, religion and culture. From the later Derrida’s work on Marx and Benjamin to Agamben and Badiou’s recent texts on St Paul, it is becoming possible to detect a marked ‘messianic turn’ in contemporary continental...
Published February 13th 2011 by Routledge
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Negative Theology and Modern French Philosophy
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion
This book provides a significant and insightful exploration of the so-called 'theological turn' in contemporary French thought. The philosopher Jacques Derrida speaks of a deeply ambiguous desire to 'save the name' of God in his work on negative theology, and this desire resonates in different ways...
Published April 21st 2004 by Routledge