Fragility and transcendence essays on the thought of Jean-Louis Chretien / edited by Jeffrey Bloechl.
| Other author | Bloechl, Jeffrey, 1966- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023] |
| Description | vii, 184 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Reframing continental philosophy of religion |
| Partial contents | Knowing the secret after and according to Jean-Louis Chretien / Jean-Luc Marion -- Wrestling with the angel / Emmanuel Falque -- The cosmic poetics of Jean-Louis Chretien / Catherine Pickstock. |
| Abstract | "The thought of Jean-Louis Chretien is most familiar to those who have taken up the theological turn in French phenomenology, yet it defies reduction to either phenomenology or theology, or for that matter spirituality, literature, or Greek thought. Written in beautiful French prose and argued with unsurpassed erudition, Chretien's works defy easy interpretation. One nonetheless finds a center of gravity in attempts to define and then elaborate an original account of human being in terms of call and response, from which there follow penetrating studies of language and body, as well as illuminating approaches to a range of themes including temporality, prayer, and religious reading. This volume gathers original work from leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, theology and poetics, including Chretien's collaborators, successors, and Anglophone interpreters. They engage his work along its main lines, at once presenting it in summary fashion and exploring its strengths and weaknesses for our understanding of some of the topics and problems that held his prolonged attention. Readers new to Chretien will easily find a number of points of access, while more advanced readers will find that their understanding is both deepened and enriched"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023036947 |
| ISBN | 9781538153215 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |