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The Beauty of the Infinite
The Aesthetics of Christian Truth
Taschenbuch von David Bentley Hart
Sprache: Englisch

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"The Beauty of the Infinite" is a splendid extended essay in btheological aesthetics.b David Bentley Hart here meditates on the power of a Christian understanding of beauty and sublimity to rise above the violence -- both philosophical and literal -- characteristic of the postmodern world.

The book begins by tracing the shifting use and nature of metaphysics in the thought of Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Lyotard, Derrida, Deleuze, Nancy, Levinas, and others. Hart pays special attention to Nietzschebs famous narrative of the bwill to powerb -- a narrative largely adopted by the world today -- and he offers an engaging revision (though not rejection) of the genealogy of nihilism, thereby highlighting the significant binterruptionb that Christian thought introduced into the history of metaphysics.

This discussion sets the stage for a retrieval of the classic Christian account of beauty and sublimity, and of the relation of both to the question of being. Written in the form of a "dogmatica minora," this main section of the book offers a pointed reading of the Christian story in four moments, or parts: Trinity, creation, salvation, and eschaton. Through a combination of narrative and argument throughout, Hart ends up demonstrating the power of Christian metaphysics not only to withstand the critiques of modern and postmodern thought but also to move well beyond them.

Strikingly original and deeply rewarding, "The Beauty of the Infinite" is both a constructively critical account of the history of metaphysics and a compelling contribution to it.

"The Beauty of the Infinite" is a splendid extended essay in btheological aesthetics.b David Bentley Hart here meditates on the power of a Christian understanding of beauty and sublimity to rise above the violence -- both philosophical and literal -- characteristic of the postmodern world.

The book begins by tracing the shifting use and nature of metaphysics in the thought of Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Lyotard, Derrida, Deleuze, Nancy, Levinas, and others. Hart pays special attention to Nietzschebs famous narrative of the bwill to powerb -- a narrative largely adopted by the world today -- and he offers an engaging revision (though not rejection) of the genealogy of nihilism, thereby highlighting the significant binterruptionb that Christian thought introduced into the history of metaphysics.

This discussion sets the stage for a retrieval of the classic Christian account of beauty and sublimity, and of the relation of both to the question of being. Written in the form of a "dogmatica minora," this main section of the book offers a pointed reading of the Christian story in four moments, or parts: Trinity, creation, salvation, and eschaton. Through a combination of narrative and argument throughout, Hart ends up demonstrating the power of Christian metaphysics not only to withstand the critiques of modern and postmodern thought but also to move well beyond them.

Strikingly original and deeply rewarding, "The Beauty of the Infinite" is both a constructively critical account of the history of metaphysics and a compelling contribution to it.

Über den Autor
David Bentley Hart is a philosopher, theologian, writer, and cultural commentator who has taught at the University of Virginia, Duke University, and the University of Notre Dame. His other books include The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth; A Splendid Wickedness and Other Essays; and Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies, which was awarded the Michael Ramsey Prize in Theology in 2011.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Produktart: Bibelausgaben & Gesangbücher
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780802829214
ISBN-10: 080282921X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hart, David Bentley
Hersteller: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Maße: 239 x 158 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: David Bentley Hart
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.10.2004
Gewicht: 0,653 kg
Artikel-ID: 121055435
Über den Autor
David Bentley Hart is a philosopher, theologian, writer, and cultural commentator who has taught at the University of Virginia, Duke University, and the University of Notre Dame. His other books include The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth; A Splendid Wickedness and Other Essays; and Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies, which was awarded the Michael Ramsey Prize in Theology in 2011.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Produktart: Bibelausgaben & Gesangbücher
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780802829214
ISBN-10: 080282921X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hart, David Bentley
Hersteller: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Maße: 239 x 158 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: David Bentley Hart
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.10.2004
Gewicht: 0,653 kg
Artikel-ID: 121055435
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