Nietzsche and Theology (Philosophy and Theology) - Softcover

Hovey, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0567031527 ISBN 13: 9780567031525

Publisher: T&T Clark, 2008

Synopsis

Over a century ago, Nietzsche famously declared the death of God, but this has hardly kept Christian theologians from making positive use of this "master of suspicion."
Nietzsche and Theology displays how his most generative and provocative ideas are also deeply theological and continue to teach Christians how to be Christians in the world in which they find themselves. Hovey highlights the constructive contributions that can emerge from receptively meeting Nietzsche as modernity's philosophical other. Unchained from resenting Nietzsche's "philosophical hammer," such encounters will surely reward those who journey into the far country of Nietzsche's Christianity.

The book examines Nietzsche's critiques of epistemology, culture, history, morality, and metaphysics for their importance not only in philosophical theology, but also in biblical and historical studies, theological ethics, and systematic theology. Hovey argues that Nietzsche's reception in theology continues to be of critical importance and explores new, constructive avenues for the use of Nietzsche in theology. If the death of God is not primarily a metaphysical assertion but a cultural diagnosis, modern secularization surely attests to Nietzsche's prescience, a quality that yields extraordinary promise when allowed to be heard.

About this title

About the Author:

Craig Hovey (PhD, University of Cambridge) teaches theology and ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of To Share in the Body (2008) and Speak Thus (2008).

Review:

'Hovey's treatment of Nietzsche is sympathetic, serious and challenging; it provokes and deserves respect and attention.'Christopher Insole, Lecturer in Theology and Ethics, University of Durham, UK

Mention —Book News, February 2009

Mention –Book News, February 2009

About this edition

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0567031527
• ISBN 13: 9780567031525
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192