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Erring:

A Postmodern A/theology
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University of Chicago Press, Apr 15, 1987 - Religion - 219 pages
"Erring is a thoughtful, often brilliant attempt to describe and enact what remains of (and for) theology in the wake of deconstruction. Drawing on Hegel, Nietzsche, Derrida, and others, Mark Taylor extends—and goes well beyond—pioneering efforts. . . . The result is a major book, comprehensive and well-informed."—G. Douglas Atkins, Philosophy and Literature

"Many have felt the need for a study which would explicate in coherent and accessible fashion the principal tenets of deconstruction, with particular attention to their theological implications. This need the author has addressed in a most impressive manner. The book's effect upon contemporary discussion is apt to be, and deserves to be, far-reaching."—Walter Lowe, Journal of Religion
  

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User Review  - Carl - Goodreads

This book is complex, deconstructionist, and demands a significant amount of work by the reader. It avoids referring to it's own authority due to being a text itself. Taylor poses the idea that ... Read full review

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User Review  - Joseph Sverker - Goodreads

This books certainly show all signs of being deconstructionist. It is complex, demanding of the reader and avoiding its own authority as a text. Taylor is at least clear with the complexity of being a ... Read full review

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Selected pages

Contents

Death of God
19
Economy of Domination
25
Narcissism and Nihilism
29
Disappearance of the Self
34
Propriety Property Possession
40
Representation and Repetition
46
End of History
52
Poetics of History
61
Markings
121
Dispossession Impropriety Expropriation
122
Spending and Sacrifice
140
Death Desire Delight
145
Mazing Grace
149
Carnival and Comedy
158
Carnality
168
Erring Scripture
170

Saving Presence
68
Closure of the Book
74
Masterpieces and Tradition
87
Heterography
90
DECONSTRUCTIVE ATHEOLOGY
95
Writing of God
97
A Middle Way
112
Dissemination
118
Tissue of Texts
177
Pens and Needles
180
Interlude
183
Notes
185
Biblio Graphy
199
Index
211
Copyright

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About the author (1987)

Mark C. Taylor, Preston S. Parish Third Century Professor of Humanities, is the editor of Deconstruction in Context: Literature and Philosophy and author of Altarity, both published by the University of Chicago Press.


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TitleErring: A Postmodern A/theology
Erring: A Postmodern A/theology, Mark C. Taylor
AuthorMark C. Taylor
Edition8, illustrated, reprint
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press, 1987
ISBN0226791424, 9780226791425
Length219 pages
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