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In Search of Radical Theology

- Expositions, Explorations, Exhortations

About In Search of Radical Theology

This sparkling collection of essays invites readers to join a seasoned scholar on his journey to catch ¿radical theology¿ in action, both in the Church and our culture at large. Capturing a career¿s worth of thought and erudition, this rich volume treats readers to creative thought, careful argumentation, and sophisticated analysis transmitted through the lucid, accessible prose that has earned the author a wide readership of academics and non-academics alike. In tackling ¿radical theology,¿ John D. Caputo has in mind the deeper stream that courses its way through various historical and confessional theologies, upon which these theologies draw even while it disturbs them from within. They are well served by this disturbance because it keeps them on their toes. When we read about professional theologians¿ losing their jobs in confessional institutions, the chances are that, by earnestly digging into what is going on in their tradition, they have hit upon radical theological rock. Unlike modernist dismissals of religion, radical theology does not debunk but re-invents the theological tradition. Radical theology, Caputo says, is a double deconstruction¿of supernatural theology on the one hand and of transcendental reason on the other, and therefore of the settled distinctions between the religious and the secular. Caputo also addresses the challenge for radical theology to earn a spot in the curriculum, given that the ¿radical¿ makes it suspect among the confessional seminaries while the ¿theology¿ renders it suspect among university seminars. Journeying from the academy to contemporary American culture, In Search of Radical Theology includes a captivating presentation of radical political theology for the time of Trump. This utterly unique volume not only brings readers on an enlightening tour of Caputös thought but also invites us to accompany the author as he travels into intriguing new territories.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780823289189
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 256
  • Published:
  • October 5, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 15, 2024

Description of In Search of Radical Theology

This sparkling collection of essays invites readers to join a seasoned scholar on his journey to catch ¿radical theology¿ in action, both in the Church and our culture at large.
Capturing a career¿s worth of thought and erudition, this rich volume treats readers to creative thought, careful argumentation, and sophisticated analysis transmitted through the lucid, accessible prose that has earned the author a wide readership of academics and non-academics alike. In tackling ¿radical theology,¿ John D. Caputo has in mind the deeper stream that courses its way through various historical and confessional theologies, upon which these theologies draw even while it disturbs them from within. They are well served by this disturbance because it keeps them on their toes. When we read about professional theologians¿ losing their jobs in confessional institutions, the chances are that, by earnestly digging into what is going on in their tradition, they have hit upon radical theological rock.
Unlike modernist dismissals of religion, radical theology does not debunk but re-invents the theological tradition. Radical theology, Caputo says, is a double deconstruction¿of supernatural theology on the one hand and of transcendental reason on the other, and therefore of the settled distinctions between the religious and the secular. Caputo also addresses the challenge for radical theology to earn a spot in the curriculum, given that the ¿radical¿ makes it suspect among the confessional seminaries while the ¿theology¿ renders it suspect among university seminars. Journeying from the academy to contemporary American culture, In Search of Radical Theology includes a captivating presentation of radical political theology for the time of Trump. This utterly unique volume not only brings readers on an enlightening tour of Caputös thought but also invites us to accompany the author as he travels into intriguing new territories.

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