Augustine and Postmodernism: Confessions and Circumfession

by John D. Caputo and Michael Scanlon

At the heart of the current surge of interest in religion among contemporary Continental philosophers stands Augustine's Confessions. With Derrida's Circumfession constantly in the background, this volume takes up the provocative readings of Augustine by Heidegger, Lyotard, Arendt, and Ricoeur. Derrida himself presides over and comments on essays by major Continental philosophers and internationally recognized Augustine scholars. While studies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253217318
• ISBN13: 9780253217318
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"