<p>"The 'new elemental philosophical theology' being proposed in this highly inventive and evocative work is very timely. I was deeply moved and found myself, in the end, more or less transformed by the conclusions reached. I think it perfectly suited as a guide for the times in which we strive to find a future for theological discourse of any kind." — Colby Dickinson, Loyola University Chicago</p><p>"This is a bold and entirely original work of contemporary philosophical theology. Synthetic, creative, and compelling, it will be of great interest to anyone interested in contemporary theology, and, more broadly, those interested in considerations of contemporary science and religion, new materialisms, and comparative theology." — Jeffrey W. Robbins, Lebanon Valley College</p><p>"With <i>God in Post-Christianity</i>, Lenart Škof accomplishes something remarkable: he suffuses theology with time and materiality, with elemental realities and vibrant life. The fences between monotheism and animism, between divine realms and the earthly domain, between matter and spirit, crumble and give way to torrents of vitality. The resulting work is an indispensable reference for understanding the ecological implications of philosophically inflected theology." — Michael Marder, author of <i>Green Mass: The Ecological Theology of St. Hildegard of Bingen</i></p>

Argues for a new elemental and sensory experience of God.

God in Post-Christianity combines Eastern and Western influences into a dazzling survey of the contemporary theological landscape. Reading "the age of the Spirit" as "the age of the Breath," the book argues for a material, elemental, and sensory theology of God following the death of the ontotheological God of metaphysics. Drawing inspiration equally from Irigaray and Feuerbach, it offers a vision of God that is both feminist and humanist, a divine becoming for humanity, a sacred alliance with Nature. By presenting and analyzing the modern philosophies of Hegel, Schelling, and Merleau-Ponty, as well as such contemporary figures as John Caputo and Catherine Keller, and by drawing on unexpected, forgotten, or neglected sources such as Vedic poetry and American Mormonism and figures such as Averroes and Amalric of Bène, the book makes an original argument about God that resonates with currents in new materialism, comparative theology, and affect theory. Both speculative and mythopoetic, it is intended to forge a way forward for humanity to achieve the intersubjective and interreligious peace we all crave and deserve.

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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

Introduction

Prologue: God in the Breath

Part I: The Past

1. God in Stone

2. God in the Neanderthal

3. God in Matter

Part II: The Future

4. God in Telepathy

5. God in the Future

6. God in the Third Age

Postlude: God in Dualis

Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9798855800098
Publisert
2024-11-01
Utgiver
Vendor
State University of New York Press
Vekt
481 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
259

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Om bidragsyterne

Lenart Škof is Head of the Institute for Philosophical and Religious Studies at the Science and Research Centre Koper and Dean of Alma Mater Europaea University—Faculty ISH, both in Slovenia. His previous books include Antigone's Sisters: On the Matrix of Love and Atmospheres of Breathing (coedited with Petri Berndtson), both published by SUNY Press.