Theopoetics of the Word: A New Beginning of Word and World (Radical Theologies and Philosophies)

Gabriel Vahanian's final work, Theopoetics of the Word weaves together Christian theology, continental philosophy and cultural studies to present a new theology of language and technology for the 21st century. Theopoetics of the Word weaves together Christian theology, continental philosophy and cultural studies to present a new theology of language and technology for the 21st century. It is the final work of the famed death-of-God theologian Gabriel Vahanian completed only weeks before his death in 2012. It radicalizes his pioneering, iconoclastic work in contemporary religious thought by addressing issues of identity, Christology, secularity and the legacy of the Protestant West. The book continues Vahanian's longtime engagement with the thought of Paul Tillich and Jacques Ellul, and opens new pathways for thought in the work of Elisabeth Roudinesco and Francois Laurelle. Vahanian's is a prophetic and timely voice who has forged reputation as one of the most original and poetic religious thinkers of our time, who tells us here, "You can only forget what you need to be reminded of. Read what follows in this book. And forget it." Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Introduction Gabriel Vahanian: From the Death of God to Wording and Worlding....Pages 1-24 Wording the World and Worlding the Word....Pages 25-34 The Kenotic Utopianism of Language....Pages 35-52 God and the Fallacy of Identity: A Theological Disintoxication of the West....Pages 53-85 The Secular, a Christian Contribution to the East/West Dialogue....Pages 87-101 No Christ, No Jesus....Pages 103-110 Christ beyond Christ....Pages 111-126 Language & Co: The Conditioning of God, a Foray....Pages 127-145 Postscript....Pages 147-147 Back Matter....Pages 149-172