Barth, Derrida and the Language of Theology

by Graham Ward

Book Overview

This study offers a new and original analysis of the problem of religious language. Taking as its starting point Karl Barth's doctrine of analogy, the author draws parallels between Barth's insights into the language of theology and the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, and concludes that Barth's doctrine of analogy is a theological reading of Derrida's economy of diff rance. This important interpretation reveals Barth's closeness to postmodern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521657083
• ISBN13: 9780521657082
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"