Ambrosio Dante and Derrida

Face to Face
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8041-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Theology and Continental Thought

Discusses Derrida as a religious thinker, reading Dante’s Commedia and Derrida’s religious writings together.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ambrosio, Francis J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

On the Pre-text or As a Pre-face Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction 1. Vita Nuova: The Promise of Writing The Secret of Beginning: A Parable
The Promise of a New Life
Transcribing the Promise

2. Inferno: The Aporia of Forgiveness Writing in Exile
“I Desire Mercy, not Sacrifice”

3. Purgatorio: Re-turning to the Scene of Forgiveness Accepting Forgiveness
Forgiving Gives Giving

4. Paradiso: Turning Tears into Smiles Enjoying Forgiveness
Dante’s Portrait Gallery

Conclusion In Memoriam: A Smile in Passing Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Francis J. Ambrosio is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University and the editor of The Question of Christian Philosophy Today.