Read Kierkegaard and the Staging of Desire: Rhetoric and Performance in a Theology of Eros

Kierkegaard and the Staging of Desire: Rhetoric and Performance in a Theology of Eros

Carl S Hughes

4.9/5 (18798 ratings)

Description:Theology in the modern era often assumes that the consummate form of theological discourse is objective prose--ignoring or condemning apophatic traditions and the spiritual eros that drives them. For too long, Kierkegaard has been read along these lines as a progenitor of twentieth-century neo-orthodoxy and a stern critic of the erotic in all its forms. In contrast, Hughes argues that Kierkegaard envisions faith fundamentally as a form of infinite, insatiable eros. He depicts the essential purpose of Kierkegaard's writing as to elicit ever-greater spiritual desire, not to provide the satisfactions of doctrine or knowledge. Hughes's argument revolves around close readings of provocative, disparate, and (in many cases) little-known Kierkegaardian texts. The thread connecting all of these texts is that they each conjure up some sort of performative "stage setting," which they invite readers to enter. By analyzing the theological function of these texts, the book sheds new light on the role of the aesthetic in Kierkegaard's authorship, his surprising affinity for liturgy and sacrament, and his overarching effort to conjoin eros for God with this-worldly love.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kierkegaard and the Staging of Desire: Rhetoric and Performance in a Theology of Eros. To get started finding Kierkegaard and the Staging of Desire: Rhetoric and Performance in a Theology of Eros, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0823257274

Description: Theology in the modern era often assumes that the consummate form of theological discourse is objective prose--ignoring or condemning apophatic traditions and the spiritual eros that drives them. For too long, Kierkegaard has been read along these lines as a progenitor of twentieth-century neo-orthodoxy and a stern critic of the erotic in all its forms. In contrast, Hughes argues that Kierkegaard envisions faith fundamentally as a form of infinite, insatiable eros. He depicts the essential purpose of Kierkegaard's writing as to elicit ever-greater spiritual desire, not to provide the satisfactions of doctrine or knowledge. Hughes's argument revolves around close readings of provocative, disparate, and (in many cases) little-known Kierkegaardian texts. The thread connecting all of these texts is that they each conjure up some sort of performative "stage setting," which they invite readers to enter. By analyzing the theological function of these texts, the book sheds new light on the role of the aesthetic in Kierkegaard's authorship, his surprising affinity for liturgy and sacrament, and his overarching effort to conjoin eros for God with this-worldly love.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kierkegaard and the Staging of Desire: Rhetoric and Performance in a Theology of Eros. To get started finding Kierkegaard and the Staging of Desire: Rhetoric and Performance in a Theology of Eros, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Kierkegaard and the Staging of Desire: Rhetoric and Performance in a Theology of Eros

Kierkegaard and the Staging of Desire: Rhetoric and Performance in a Theology of Eros

More Books

Clouds of the Cross in Luther and Kierkegaard: Revelation as Unknowing (New Kierkegaard Research)

Clouds of the Cross in Luther and Kierkegaard: Revelation as Unknowing (New Kierkegaard Research)

Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln (The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center)

Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln (The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center)

Essential Leadership Lessons From Top CEOs: Lou Gerstner, Jack Welch, Sam Walton, Howard Hughes, Lee Iacocca, Phil Knight, Walt Disney, Carlos Ghosn, Andrew S.Grove

Essential Leadership Lessons From Top CEOs: Lou Gerstner, Jack Welch, Sam Walton, Howard Hughes, Lee Iacocca, Phil Knight, Walt Disney, Carlos Ghosn, Andrew S.Grove

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

Literatura Afroamericana: Escritores Afroamericanos, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Alex Haley, Carlos Arturo Truque, Ben Carson, Nicolas Guillen, Langston Hughes, Richard Nathaniel Wright, Samuel R. Delany, Phillis Wheatley

Literatura Afroamericana: Escritores Afroamericanos, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Alex Haley, Carlos Arturo Truque, Ben Carson, Nicolas Guillen, Langston Hughes, Richard Nathaniel Wright, Samuel R. Delany, Phillis Wheatley

Negotiating Deals The Proven Way: 8 Powerful Steps To Instantly Start Closing Any Deals You Want

Negotiating Deals The Proven Way: 8 Powerful Steps To Instantly Start Closing Any Deals You Want

These Eventful Years: The Twentieth Century in the Making

These Eventful Years: The Twentieth Century in the Making

Theory and Practice of Contemporary Pharmaceutics

Theory and Practice of Contemporary Pharmaceutics