Antiphilosophy of Christianity

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This text presents and addresses the philosophical movement of antiphilosophy working thru the texts of Christian thinkers such as Pascal and Kierkegaard. The author as influenced by Alain Badiou, portrays these Christian thinkers as of a subjective dimension negating the possibility of an objective quest for truth. The claim here is that antiphilosophy is abundant in the eyes of these two thinkers who frame the thought event as represented by Christianity, ultimately resigning itself to more or less the opposite of philosophy itself. Readers will discover why philosophical reason should never be convinced by that which denies its very authority. Subjecting faith to the perils of philosophical analysis, confronting the philosophical tradition with the truth of the Christian faith, and occupying the space between the two: such are the challenges facing an antiphilosophy of Christianity. This text will appeal to researchers and students working in continental philosophy, philosophy of religion and those in religious studies who want to investigate the links between Christianity and antiphilosophy. Preface Contents Chapter 1: Introduction: The Pascal of the North, the French Kierkegaard Christian Philosophers or Philosophical Christians? Pascal, Kierkegaard and Antiphilosophy General Outline for an Antiphilosophy of Christianity Chapter 2: Mocking Philosophy A Philosophical Critique of Reason Facing the Philosophers A Popular Way of Thinking Antiphilosophical Writing and Singularity Adam Forma Futuri Chapter 3: “Risk Is truth” Denaturing Betting for or Against Stupidification Faith Which Believes in God Alone Against the World, Alone Before God Suffering as Natural State Chapter 4: “Hear God” First Statement: “The External Is of No Use Without the Internal” Second Statement: “You Have Deposed the Pope... and Set ‘the Public’ on the Throne” Third Statement: “Forget the World and Everything Except God” Fourth Statement: Deus absconditus Fifth Statement: “Deny, If You Will, That Christianity Is a Paradox!” Chapter 5: Contemporary Connections The Christian Event Towards a “Weak Antitheology”? Recharging Immanence Conclusion: Post-Jansenist Meditations Grace Above All Else Addressing Philosophers Tears of Joy Bibliography For Kierkegaard: French translations: For Pascal: Other Works: Index