{"product_id":"st-paul-among-the-philosophers-paperback-softback-9780253220837","title":"St. Paul Among the Philosophers (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253220837","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSt. Paul Among the Philosophers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn D. Caputo (Edited by), Linda Martín Alcoff (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253220837\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.299 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is an axiom of postmodern Continental philosophy that the meaning of texts is never wholly determined by the intent of the authors who write them. That is certainly true for St. Paul, whose words so variously (mis)understood have launched many reformations in the history of Christianity. As part of the 'religious turn' in recent Continental philosophy, Paul's New Testament writings have sparked intriguing readings by atheist philosophers Alain Badiou (École Normale Supérieure) and Slovaj Zizek (Univ. Ljubljana, Slovenia), who were subjects of a 2005 conference titled 'Religion and Postmodernism,' on which this collection is based. Caputo (Syracuse Univ.) offers a concise, lucid introduction that is worth the price of this valuable book, which makes accessible Badiou's difficult text on Paul, and offers a compelling (postconference) essay by Zizek on Job. But context determines meaning, and much of the value in this book (and the drama of the conference) rests in the trenchant evaluations by biblical historians—especially Paula Fredriksen (Boston Univ.) and Daniel Boyarin (UC-Berkeley)—of Badiou and Zizek's appropriations of Paul at Paul's expense. Philosophers, beware of historians' careful constructions of meaning! They too believe in truth. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty\/researchers. — Choice\"—S. Young, McHenry County College, Feb. 2010\u003cbr\u003e \"St. Paul Among the Philosophers makes a vital contribution . . . This is a very rich book, vibrating with possibilities.2\/3\/10\"—\u003ci\u003eNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The value of the collection lies primarily in its clear outlining of the stakes of the debates surrounding Paul, more than any particular solutions its confluence of scholars offer.Vol. 2.48 2009\"—Matthew Kaul, \u003ci\u003eEnglewood Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Caputo ... offers a concise, lucid introduction that is worth the price of this valuable book, which makes accessible Badiou's difficult text on Paul, and offers a compelling (postconference) essay by Zizek on Job. But context determines meaning, and much of the value in this book (and the drama of the conference) rests in the trenchant evaluations by biblical historians—especially Paula Fredriksen (Boston Univ.) and Daniel Boyarin (UC-Berkeley)—of Badiou and Zizek's appropriations of Paul at Paul's expense. Philosophers, beware of historians' careful constructions of meaning! They too believe in truth....Essential. —ChoiceFeb. 2010\"—S. Young, \u003ci\u003eMcHenry County College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"For those aware of the discussions surrounding the Apostle Paul, there is much to laud and appreciate. Caputo and Alcoff bring together many of the primary thinkers in the current embrace of Paul. In doing so, they offer the reader an introduction to the discussion.\"—\u003ci\u003eAnglican Theological Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This is an exceptional work of scholarship with contributors who are distinguished in their fields, and who bring insight and excitement to the study of a set of classical texts.\"—David Odell-Scott, \u003ci\u003eKent State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his epistles, St. Paul sounded a universalism that has recently been taken up by secular philosophers who do not share his belief in Christ, but who regard his project as centrally important for contemporary political life. The Pauline project—as they see it—is the universality of truth, the conviction that what is true is true for everyone, and that the truth should be known by everyone. In this volume, eminent New Testament scholars, historians, and philosophers debate whether Paul's promise can be fulfilled. Is the proper work of reading Paul to reconstruct what he said to his audiences? Is it crucial to retrieve the sense of history from the text? What are the philosophical undercurrents of Paul's message? This scholarly dialogue ushers in a new generation of Pauline studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Postcards from Paul: Subtraction versus Grafting \/ John D. Caputo\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Paul among the Philosophers\u003cbr\u003e 1. St. Paul, Founder of the Universal Subject \/ Alain Badiou\u003cbr\u003e 2. From Job to Christ: A Paulinian Reading of Chesterton \/ Slavoj Zizek\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Paul between Jews and Christians\u003cbr\u003e 3. Historical Integrity, Interpretive Freedom: The Philosopher's Paul and the Problem of Anachronism \/ Paula Fredriksen\u003cbr\u003e 4. Paul between Judaism and Hellenism \/ E. P. Sanders\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Promise of Teleology, the Constraints of Epistemology, and Universal Vision in Paul \/ Dale B. Martin\u003cbr\u003e 6. Paul among the Antiphilosophers; or, Saul among the Sophists \/ Daniel Boyarin\u003cbr\u003e 7. Paul's Notion of Dunamis: Between the Possible and the Impossible \/ Richard Kearney\u003cbr\u003e 8. Concluding Roundtable: St. Paul among the Historians and the Systematizers\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52694723133720,"sku":"9780253220837","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/st-paul-among-the-philosophers-paperback-softback-9780253220837","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}