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Beyond the Problem of Evil: Derrida and Anglophone Philosophy of Religion
By (Author) Nathan R. B. Loewen
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Lexington Books
12th March 2018
United States
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Philosophy of religion
210
Hardback
162
Width 161mm, Height 239mm, Spine 19mm
417g
Beyond the Problem of Evil tackles the reinventing the philosophy of religion by way of a topic familiar to anyone who has encountered the field. By considering how the problem of evil is historically structured by commitments to theism alongside the recent calls for cross-cultural relevance in the field, the book offers an argument whereby philosophers of religion may globalize the scope of their work. Drawing on the work of Jacques Derrida and critical theorists of religion, the topic is reframed as an investigation of how social actors perceive necessities and grapple with accidents that disrupt them. In this way, the usual commitments to categories structured by theism no longer prevent cross-cultural studies of evil and the stage is set for rethinking the field.
Nathan R.B. Loewenis assistant professor at the University of Alabama.