God after Metaphysics: A Theological Aesthetic (Philosophy of Religion) - Hardcover

Manoussakis, John Panteleimon

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9780253348807: God after Metaphysics: A Theological Aesthetic (Philosophy of Religion)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0253348803 ISBN 13: 9780253348807
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2007

Synopsis

While philosophy believes it is impossible to have an experience of God without the senses, theology claims that such an experience is possible, though potentially idolatrous. In this engagingly creative book, John Panteleimon Manoussakis ends the impasse by proposing an aesthetic allowing for a sensuous experience of God that is not subordinated to imposed categories or concepts. Manoussakis draws upon the theological traditions of the Eastern Church, including patristic and liturgical resources, to build a theological aesthetic founded on the inverted gaze of icons, the augmented language of hymns, and the reciprocity of touch. Manoussakis explores how a relational interpretation of being develops a fuller and more meaningful view of the phenomenology of religious experience beyond metaphysics and onto-theology.

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About the Author

John Panteleimon Manoussakis teaches at Boston College and the American College in Athens, Greece. He has edited (with Drew Hyland) Heidegger and the Greeks (IUP, 2006) and published a translation of Heidegger's Sojourns.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253348803
ISBN 13 
9780253348807
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
213
Rating
  • 4.35 out of 5 stars
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