The Folly of God: A Theology of the Unconditional

by John D. Caputo

Overview

Inspired by Paul Tillich's suggestion that atheism is not the end of theology but is instead the beginning, and working this together with Derrida's idea of the undeconstructible, Caputo explores the idea that the real interest of theology is not God, especially not God as supreme being, but the unconditional. The Folly of God continues the radical reading of Paul's explosive language in 1 Corinthians about the stand God makes with the nothings and nobodies of the world first introduced in The Weakness of God (2006) and The Insistence of God (2013).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598151718
Publisher:	Polebridge Press
Publication date:	11/17/2015
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

John D. Caputo is Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse University and David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy emeritus at Villanova University. A hybrid philosopher/theologian who works in the area of radical theology, Caputo is the author of many books, including On Religion (1971), What Would Jesus Deconstruct? (2006), and Truth (2013). His book The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event (2006) won the American Academy of Religion award for excellence in constructive theology.