Theology and Contemporary Critical Theory / Edition 2

by G. Ward

Overview

Outlining the four fundamental concerns of the study of theology - with representation, history, ethics and transcendence - this book examines each of these concerns in the light of contemporary critical theory. What becomes evident, as the theological implications of various critical theories is assessed, is the challenge and provocation to the study of theology presented by these thinkers. The book points the way to the future of theological study within a cosmos re-enchanted by postmodernism. The first edition of Theology and Contemporary Critical Theory (1996) was highly acclaimed and established the author as one of the leading thinkers in this field. For this second edition the text has been completely revised to take account of more recent work by the theorists discussed in the first edition. In addition the work of four other critical theorists is examined: Judith Butler, Michel de Certeau, the New Historicists and Jean-Luc Nancy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312227661
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/28/1999
Series:	Studies in Literature and Religion Series
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2000
Pages:	203
Sales rank:	415,584
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Graham Ward is Professor of Contextual Theology and Ethics at the University of Manchester.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition Introduction 1: THEOLOGY AND REPRESENTATION Introduction Jacques Derrida Luce Irigaray Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Judith Butler Theological Implications 2: THEOLOGY AND HISTORY Introduction Paul Ricoeur Hayden White Michel Foucault New Historicism Theological Implications 3: THEOLOGY AND ETHICS Introduction Julia Kristeva Emmanuel Levinas Jean-Luc Nancy Theological Implications 4: THEOLOGY AND ETHICS Introduction Stanley Fish Jean-François Lyotard Hélène Cixous Michel de Certeau Theological Implications Conclusion: Theology and the Re-enchantment of the World Notes Index

Editorial Reviews

'...the uninitiated enquirer will find here lucid and compelling introductions... the book is invaluable. But the initiated specialist will also find much of value, for the implications for theology are wide and far reaching.' - Gavin Hyman,

New Blackfriars

'Graham Ward...in his short, extremely useful and perceptive Theology and Contemporary Critical Theory offers a generous and appreciative reading of fashionable theorists - above all, of Derrida - and the challenge and opportunity they offer to theology.' - Gerard Loughlin, Times Literary Supplement

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