Walter Benjamin and Theology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780823270187)

In the Arcades Project, Walter Benjamin writes that his work is "related to theology as blotting pad is related to ink. It is saturated with it." For a thinker so decisive to critical literary, cultural, political, and aesthetic writings over the past half-century, Benjamin's relationship to theological matters has been less observed than it should, even despite a variety of attempts over the last four decades to illuminate the theological elements latent within his eclectic and occasional writings. Such attempts, though undeniably crucial to comprehending his thought, remain in need of deepened systematic analysis. In bringing together some of the most renowned experts from both sides of the Atlantic, Walter Benjamin and Theology seeks to establish a new site from which to address both the issue of Benjamin's relationship with theology and all the crucial aspects that Benjamin himself grappled with when addressing the field and operations of theological inquiry.

Author: Colby Dickinson
ISBN-10: 0823270181
ISBN-13: 9780823270187
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2016
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2016