Desiring Theology (Religion and Postmodernism)

One of the foremost scholars exploring the intersection of theology and continental philosophy, Charles E. Winquist argues for the possibility of theological thinking in a postmodern secular milieu. Moving beyond the now familiar reiteration of postmodernity's losses—the death of God, the displacement of the self, the end of history, the closure of the Book—Winquist equates a desire to think theologically with a desire, amidst postmodernity's disappointments, for a thinking that does not disappoint. To desire theology in this sense is to desire to know an "other" in and of language that can be valued in the forming of personal and communal identity. In this book, "desiring theology" carries another sense as well, for Winquist argues that, in the wake of psychoanalysis, theology must elaborate the meaning and importance of desire in its own discourse.Winquist's work is tactical as well as theoretical, showing what kind of work theology can do in a postmodern age. He suggests that theology is closely akin to what Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari refer to as a minor intensive use of a major language. The minor intensive theological use of language, Winquist argues, pressures the ordinary weave of discourse and opens it to desire. Thus theology becomes a work against "the disappointment of thinking." Deeply engaged with the work of Nietzsche, Derrida, Tillich, Robert P. Scharlemann, and Mark C. Taylor, among others, this book is a significant addition to contemporary theology.

Winquist, Charles E.

History

University of Chicago Press

<p>One of the foremost scholars exploring the intersection of theology and continental philosophy, Charles E. Winquist argues for the possibility of theological thinking in a postmodern secular milieu. Moving beyond the now familiar reiteration of postmodernity's losses—the death of God, the displacement of the self, the end of history, the closure of the Book—Winquist equates a desire to think theologically with a desire, amidst postmodernity's disappointments, for a thinking that does not disappoint. To desire theology in this sense is to desire to know an "other" in and of language that can be valued in the forming of personal and communal identity. In this book, "desiring theology" carries another sense as well, for Winquist argues that, in the wake of psychoanalysis, theology must elaborate the meaning and importance of desire in its own discourse.<br><br> Winquist's work is tactical as well as theoretical, showing what kind of work theology can do in a postmodern age. He suggests that theology is closely akin to what Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari refer to as a minor intensive use of a major language. The minor intensive theological use of language, Winquist argues, pressures the ordinary weave of discourse and opens it to desire. Thus theology becomes a work against "the disappointment of thinking." Deeply engaged with the work of Nietzsche, Derrida, Tillich, Robert P. Scharlemann, and Mark C. Taylor, among others, this book is a significant addition to contemporary theology.</p>

In the last 30 years, postmodernism has emerged as a significant cultural, political and intellectual force that has left unyielding critiques of architecture, selfhood, knowledge formation, ethics, history, economics and politics in its wake.

Postmodernism (Routledge Critical Concepts)

Literature & Fiction

Taylor, Victor E.

History & Criticism

Taylor & Francis Books Ltd

Homecoming: Interpretation, Transformation and Individuality is a constructive analysis of the function and significance of symbiotic mythological language in psychological transformations and theological understanding. It draws images and ideas from depth psychology, phenomenology, and studies in philosophical hermeneutics to develop a general epistemology of symbolism that has complementary theological and psychological applications. There is a particular focus on the function of story - consciousness, symbols of the self, and images of transformation. A movement is initiated through a symbolic wounding of ordinary consciousness into a forest of imaginal possibilities towards an expansive model of interpretation. The concepts of individuation, homecoming and self-understanding are transformed by expanding the range of their significance beyond the boundaries of psychological understanding into a complex of ideas that are also theological and philosophical. --- from book's back cover

Homecoming: Interpretation Transformation and Individuation (Studies in Religion, no. 18)

Religion & Spirituality

Scholars' Press

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Desiring Theology (Religion and Postmodernism)

Desiring Theology (Religion and Postmodernism)

Postmodernism (Routledge Critical Concepts)

Homecoming: Interpretation Transformation and Individuation (Studies in Religion, no. 18)