Augustine and Postmodernism: Confessions and Circumfession

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Postmodernism   and and Edited by John D. Caputo and Michael J. Scanlon Confessions Circumfession   and and Caputo and Scanlon Augustine and Postmodernism  Philosophy | Religion Contributors are Geoffrey Bennington Philippe Capelle John D. Caputo Elizabeth A. Clark Jacques Derrida Jean Bethke Elshtain Richard Kearney Catherine Malabou James O’Donnell Michael J. Scanlon Mark Vessey Hent de Vries While studies on and about Augustine as a philosopher abound, few approach his work from a deconstructionist point of view. Here, Jacques Derrida and an international group of philosophers add to the relatively new, but growing, philosophy of religion that is signified by the term “postmodernism.” The newer and more established voices gathered in this volume continue a dialogue with Jacques Derrida by focusing on Augustine and questions of confession and religious commitment. Posed at the intersection of philosophy, theology, and religious studies, this volume will be of interest to scholars and students of Augustine as well as those interested in the invigorating discussion between philosophy, religion, and postmodernism. JOHN D. CAPUTO is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities at Syracuse University. He is also David R. Cook Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Villanova University His most recent publications include More Radical Hermeneutics and The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida. He is co-editor of God, the Gift, and Postmodernism and Questioning God. MICHAEL J. SCANLON, O.S.A., is Josephine C. Connelly Chair of Christian Theology at Villanova University. He is coeditor of God, the Gift, and Postmodernism and (with Mark Dooley) of Questioning God. Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion Merold Westphal, general editor Augustine Augustine and Augustine and Augustine Augustine INDIANA INDIANA University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis http://iupress.indiana.edu 1-800-842-6796 ...