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Nietzsche and Theology

By Craig Hovey

Nietzsche and Theology Philosophy

Nietzsche and Theology

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Over a century ago, Nietzsche famously declared the death of God, but this has hardly kept Christian theologians from making positive use of this "master of suspicion." Nietzsche and Theology displays how his most generative and provocative ideas are also deeply theological and continue to teach Christians how to be Christians in the world in which they find themselves. Hovey highlights the constructive contributions that can emerge from receptively meeting Nietzsche as modernity's philosophical other. Unchained from resenting Nietzsche's "philosophical hammer," such encounters will surely reward those who journey into the far country of Nietzsche's Christianity. The book examines Nietzsche's critiques of epistemology, culture, history, morality, and metaphysics for their importance not only in philosophical theology, but also in biblical and historical studies, theological ethics, and systematic theology. Hovey argues that Nietzsche's reception in theology continues to be of critical importance and explores new, constructive avenues for the use of Nietzsche in theology. If the death of God is not primarily a metaphysical assertion but a cultural diagnosis, modern secularization surely attests to Nietzsche's prescience, a quality that yields extraordinary promise when allowed to be heard.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
184
Release Date:
2008-08-07
Publication Date:
2008-08-07
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567031527
ISBN13:
9780567031525
Weight:
240 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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