Theology Beyond Metaphysics: Transformative Semiotics of Rene Girard - Brossura

Bartlett, Anthony

 
9781725264182: Theology Beyond Metaphysics: Transformative Semiotics of Rene Girard
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ISBN 10: 1725264188 ISBN 13: 9781725264182
Casa editrice: Cascade Books, 2020

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A theory of human origins that is one-half Charles Darwin and one-half Cain and Abel is bound to entail a lot of rethinking of traditional themes. René Girard’s thesis of original human violence and the Bible’s power to reveal it has been around for more than a generation, but its consequences for Christian theology are still only slowly being unpacked. Anthony Bartlett’s book makes a signal contribution, representing an astonishing leap forward in understanding what a biblical disclosure of founding violence means for Christian thought and life. If human language arose directly out of the primal experience of murder, then semiotics becomes a core area for theological examination. Tracing the discipline of semiotics through postmodern thinkers, then back through its birth in the Latin era, Bartlett shows how Girard’s thought is itself a semiotic emergence, beyond standard Christian metaphysics. Above all, Girardian theory of human signs demands we see the generative impact of violence in our language and thought, and then, conversely, that the Word of God, crucified without retaliation and risen in the same identity, brings a totally new sign and relation into history, offering a thoroughgoing transformation of human life and meaning.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Anthony Bartlett earned his PhD at Syracuse University in 1999. Previously he ran a center for the homeless in London, England, and before that served as a Roman Catholic priest. His time as a priest brought him wide theological exposure, including study in Rome, and he has continued to research, write, and teach theology as impacted by Girardian anthropology. He is the author of several books, including a sci-fi novel. He's married with three children.

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Editore
Cascade Books
Data di pubblicazione
2020
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1725264188
ISBN 13 
9781725264182
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
218
Contatto del produttore
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ISBN 10:  1725264196 ISBN 13:  9781725264199
Casa editrice: Cascade Books, 2020
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