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Return Statements: The Return of Religion in Contemporary Philosophy

By Gregg Lambert

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781474413923
DOI
10.1515/9781474413923
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2553421 bytes)
Pages
256\256
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 02:21:41

Description

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