Rorty and the religious
Subtitle: Christian engagements with a secular philosopher
By: edited by Jacob L. Goodson and Brad Elliott Stone ; foreword by Stanley Hauerwas ; afterword by Charles Marsh
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781610974288
Subjects: Pragmatism; Philosophy and religion
Description: "Prior to his death in 2007, the self-described secular philosopher Richard Rorty began to modify his previous position concerning religion. Moving from "atheism" to "anti-clericalism," Rorty challenges the metaphysical assumptions that lend justification to abuses of power in the name of religion. Instead of dismissing and ignoring Rorty's challenge, the essays in this volume seek to enter into meaningful conversation with Rorty's thought and engage his criticisms in a constructive and serious way. In so doing, one finds promising nuggets within Rorty's thought for addressing particular questions within Christianity. The essays in this volume offer charitable yet fully confessional engagements with an impressive secular thinker." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and indexes.