Hannah Arendt and theology
By: John Kiess
Series: Philosophy and theology series; Philosophy and theology (London, England)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780567450937; 9780567222275
Subjects: Philosophical theology
Description: "Hannah Arendt is regarded as one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century. Famous for her account of the banality of evil, her wide-ranging work explored such themes as totalitarianism, human rights, democratic movements, and the challenges of modern technological society. Recent years have seen a growing appreciation of her complex relationship to theological sources. This book explores how Arendt's critical and constructive engagements with theology inform her broader thought, as well as the lively debates her work is stirring in Christian theology on such topics as evil, love, political action, and the life of the mind"--Page [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-237) and index.
Table of contents: title: A Public Philosopher : The Life and Thought of Hannah Arendt; title: The Problem of Evil Reconsidered; title: Amor Mundi : Worldliness, Love, and Citizenship; title: "That a Beginning Be Made" : Natality, Action, and the Politics of Gratitude; title: In the Region of the Spirit : Thinking Between Past and Future.