John Milbank

Beyond Secular Order

The Representation of Being and the Representation of the People

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Produktbeschreibung

Beyond Secular Order is the first of a two-volume workthat expands upon renowned theologian John Milbank'sinnovative attempt to understand both theology and modern thoughtbegun in his previously published classic text Theology andSocial Theory .

Continues Milbank's innovative attempt to understand boththeology and modern thought begun in Theology and SocialTheory - considered a classic work in the development ofsystematic theology
Authored by one of the world's most influential andhighly regarded contemporary theologians
Draws on a sweep of ideas and thinkers to argue that modernsecularism is a form of Christian heresy that developed from theMiddle Ages and can only be overcome by a renewed account ofChristendom
Shows how this heresy can be transformed into a richer blend ofreligion, modernity and politics
Reveals how there is a fundamental homology between modernideas about ontology and knowledge and modern ideas about politicalaction, expressed in both theory and practice

Produktdetails

• Illuminations: Theory & Religion Vol.1
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781118825235
• ISBN-10: 1118825233
• Artikelnr.: 40133790

Autorenporträt

John Milbank is Professor of Religion, Politics and Ethics at the University of Nottingham, where he also directs the Centre of Theology and Philosophy. Considered one of the leading contemporary theologians, Milbank first gained international recognition with Theology and Social Theory (1990), which laid the theoretical foundations for the movement which later became known as Radical Orthodoxy. In recent years he has collaborated on three books with Creston Davis and the controversial philosopher Slavoj ?i?ek: Theology and the Political: The New Debate (2005), The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic (2009), and Paul's New Moment: Continental Philosophy and the Future of Christian Theology (2010).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements ix Preface: The Hidden Dimension of Humanity 1 Sequence on
Modern Ontology 19 1 From Theology to Philosophy 19 2 The Four Pillars of
Modern Philosophy 28 3 Modern Philosophy: A Theological Critique 49 4
Analogy versus Univocity 50 5 Identity versus Representation 57 6
Intentionality and Embodiment 66 7 Intentionality and Self hood 72 8 Reason
and the Incarnation of the Logos 77 9 The Passivity of Modern Reason 81 10
The Baroque Simulation of Cosmic Order 86 11 Deconstructed Representation
and Beyond 88 12 Passivity and Concursus 99 13 Representation in Philosophy
106 14 Actualism versus Possibilism 108 15 Influence versus Concurrence 112
16 Transition 113 Sequence on Political Ontology 114 1 Cosmos, Law and
Morality 114 2 Metaphysics and Modern Politics 128 3 The Fate of the
Rational Animal 137 4 The Irony of Representation 142 5 On Legal
Concurrence 152 6 The Fate of the Social Animal 154 7 Representation and
Mixed Government 170 8 Bureaucracy and the Formal Distinction 176 9 Form,
Matter and Contract 177 10 The Antiquity of Historicism 184 11 The
Sovereignty of the Artist 189 12 Eucharistic Creativity and Political Power
195 13 The Conundrum of Kingship 198 14 The Truth of Political Fiction 206
15 The Two Rival Constructions 208 16 Creativity and Mixed Government 211
17 Christological Constitutionalism 214 18 The Fate of the Fabricating
Animal 218 19 The Fate of the Beast-Angel 220 20 The Death of Charity 225
21 Augustine's Three Cities 228 22 Church as Cosmopolis 236 23 Aquinas and
Kingship 240 24 The Theology of Ruling 247 25 The Ecumenico-Political
Problem 254 26 Supernatural Charity and Global Order 257 27 Socialism
Beyond the Left 261 28 Critique of All Materialisms 264 Index 271

Rezensionen

"Such a vision is partial and imperfect, but it's a signpost that, as we continue to watch modern metaphysics and politics develop, will be an important critical and constructive dialogue partner for a long time to come." (Mockingbird, 14 February 2014)