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Acknowledgments

xxv This book would not have been possible without the assistance of many people. Most obviously, it has profited from the rich thought of the thinkers discussed and, in the case of Westphal, Caputo, Kearney, and Marion, also from generous more direct engagement and encouragement. I thank my colleagues in the philosophy department at the University of Scranton for their support, and especially Tim Casey for reading the Heidegger chapter and Duane Armitage for reading the entire manuscript and making many valuable suggestions (especially in regard to Heidegger). I have also learned much from the students with whom I have discussed the work of these thinkers both inside and outside the classroom, especially Bryne Lewis, Joe Strubeck, Pete Ruane, Joe Quinn, and Bill Woody. I also wish to thank Helen Tartar for her encouragement of young scholars , in general, and for her support of this project, in particular, and for her willingness to read over and provide critique for the Derrida chapter. I am grateful to the readers Jim Faulconer, Jeff McCurry, and Eric Severson for their helpful comments on the initial manuscript. Special thanks to Nancy Rapoport for her excellent copy editing and her patience with my many questions and suggestions. This book is dedicated to JanElle and Kara, who were not only the first to welcome and befriend this European stranger in the United States, but whose faithful and generous friendship has sustained me over the many years since. Thank you for many late-night conversations about everything Acknowledgments from childrearing to matters of God and faith, for putting up with my endless doubts and questions, and for allowing me to be a part of your lives. I am deeply grateful for your friendship. xxvi ■ Acknowledgments Postmodern Apologetics? ...