Praying to a French God: The Theology of Jean-Yves Lacoste (Intensities: Contemporary Continental Philosophy of Religion)

Beginning from the proposition that prayer is a theme that occurs throughout Lacoste's writing, and using this proposition as a heuristic through which to view, interpret and critique his thought, this book examines Lacoste's place amid both the recent ""theological turn"" in French thought and the post war emergence of la nouvelle théologie. Drawing upon unpublished and out of print material previously only available in French, Romanian or German, this will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, phenomenology and theology. Read more... Abstract: Beginning from the proposition that prayer is a theme that occurs throughout Lacoste's writing, and using this proposition as a heuristic through which to view, interpret and critique his thought, this book examines Lacoste's place amid both the recent "theological turn" in French thought and the post war emergence of la nouvelle theologie. Read more... As a phenomenologist Lacoste is concerned with investigating the human aptitude for experience; as a theologian Lacoste is interested in humanity's potential for a relationship with the divine, what he terms the'liturgical relationship'. Beginning from the proposition that prayer is a theme that occurs throughout Lacoste's writing, and using this proposition as a heuristic through which to view, interpret and critique his thought, this book examines Lacoste's place amid both the recent'theological turn'in French thought and the post-war emergence of la nouvelle théologie. Drawing upon unpublished and out of print material previously only available in French, Romanian or German, the book will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, phenomenology and theology. As a phenomenologist Lacoste is concerned with investigating the human aptitude for experience; as a theologian Lacoste is interested in humanitys potential for a relationship with the divine, what he terms the liturgical relationship. Beginning from the proposition that prayer is a theme that occurs throughout Lacostes writing, and using this proposition as a heuristic through which to view, interpret and critique his thought, this book examines Lacostes place amid both the recent theological turn in French thought and the post-war emergence of la nouvelle thologie. Drawing upon unpublished and out of print material previously only available in French, Romanian or German, the book will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, phenomenology and theology. Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Abbreviations 8 Acknowledgements 12 1 God in France 14 2 Prayer 38 3 Ambiguity 58 4 Phantasy 88 5 Flesh 124 6 Silence 140 7 Time 174 8 Welcoming the French God: Thinking and Thanksgiving 206 Select Bibliography 224 Index 238 Content: Cover Contents List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements 1 God in France 2 Prayer 3 Ambiguity 4 Phantasy 5 Flesh 6 Silence 7 Time 8 Welcoming the French God: Thinking and Thanksgiving Select Bibliography Index.

As a phenomenologist Lacoste is concerned with investigating the human aptitude for experience