Transcendence and Beyond: A Postmodern Inquiry

Contents

Contents acknowledgments / ix Introduction: Do We Need to Transcend Transcendence? John D. Caputo and Michael J. Scanlon / 1 PART 1. KEYNOTES OF TRANSCENDENCE 1. The Impossible for Man—God Jean-Luc Marion / 17 2. Nihilism as Postmodern Christianity Gianni Vattimo / 44 PART 2. RE-IMAGINING TRADITIONAL TRANSCENDENCE 3. Re-imagining God Richard Kearney / 51 4. Trinity and Transcendence Michael J. Scanlon / 66 5. Transcendent Immanence and Evolutionary Creation James P. Mackey / 82 6. G*d—The Many-Named: Without Place and Proper Name Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza / 109 PART 3. RELOCATING TRANSCENDENCE ON THE PLANE OF IMMANENCE 7. Rumors of Transcendence: The Movement, State, and Sex of ‘‘Beyond’’ Catherine Keller / 129 8. Intimations of Transcendence: Praise and Compassion Sallie McFague / 151 9. Topologies of Transcendence David Wood / 169 10. Temporal Transcendence: The Very Idea of à venir in Derrida John D. Caputo / 188 Contents viii 11. Transcendence and Transversality Calvin O. Schrag / 204 Transcendence and Beyond: A Concluding Roundtable Moderated by John D. Caputo / 219 list of contributors / 239 index / 241 ...