Return Statements: The Return of Religion in Contemporary Philosophy

Gregg Lambert

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2016

Return Statements

The Return of Religion in Contemporary Philosophy

Gregg Lambert

In the series Incitements

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474413923

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Critically investigates the post-secular turn, definitions of 'religion' and our urgent need to escape the past

Gregg Lambert examines two facets of the return to religion in the 21st century: the resurgence of overtly religious themes in contemporary philosophy and the global ‘post-secular’ turn that has been taking place since 9/11. He asks how these two ‘returns to religion’ can be taking place simultaneously, and explores the relationship between them.

Lambert reflects on statements of these returns from contemporary philosophers including Alain Badiou, John D. Caputo, Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Nancy. He discovers a unique – and forboding – sense of the term ‘religion’ that belongs exclusively to our contemporary perspective.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Introduction: The Return Statement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Sapere Aude? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2 “What’s Love Got to do With it?” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
3 Noli mi tangere! Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
4 “… tacitly, the caress, in a word, the Christian body” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
5 Philosophical Fundamentalism Today Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
6 Living and Dying Under the Double Horizon of the Death of God Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
7 The Unprecedented Return of St. Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
8 The Coming Community? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
Conclusion: The Return Address Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
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- Main content: 256
Keywords: Philosophy

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Published: May 28, 2016
ISBN: 9781474413923