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Zusatztext ‘[The author's] fresh and creative work is certain to stimulate the Dionysian muse of any reader interested in theology in the postmodern context.'—The Thomist Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext 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 Vorwort A look at how Nietzsche's most generative and provocative ideas are also deeply theological and continue to have relevance in teaching Christians how to be Christians in the world today. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction: Should Christians read Nietzsche? Why now?Part I - The Man for Theology1 A Non-Tragic Life: A Short Biography2 What is Wrong with Philosophy? An Introduction to Nietzsche's WorksPart II - Zarathustra Speaks3 Un-Mastering Knowledge: Nietzsche's Critique of EpistemologyPerspectivism, Christian Anthropology, and Scripture 4 Culture of Nothingness: Christianity's Spectre of NihilismThe Legacy of 19th Century Christian Thought in Europe5 Un-Meaning History: Nietzsche's Critique of HistoryHistory in Apocalyptic Perspective6 Un-Powering the Good: Nietzsche's Critique of MoralityBeyond ressentiment, "Free Spirits" and the Holy Spirit7 Discharging Being: Nietzsche's Critique of MetaphysicsChristian Ontology and Onto-TheologyPart III - Signs of Morning8 Nietzsche in Theology: The Reception of Nietzsche in TheologyTypes of Postmodern TheologyResponding to The Anti-Christ9 Dancing and Singing: A Positive Proposal for Christian Life and Thought in Light of NietzscheReferences...
