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James Alison and a Girardian Theology: Conversion, Theological Reflection, and Induction [Minkštas viršelis]

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(Villanova University, USA)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 224 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 313 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 18-Nov-2021
  • Leidėjas: T.& T.Clark Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0567699013
  • ISBN-13: 9780567699015
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 224 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 313 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 18-Nov-2021
  • Leidėjas: T.& T.Clark Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0567699013
  • ISBN-13: 9780567699015
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Opening with a Foreword by James Alison, this volume is the first in-depth treatment of Alisons theological method. John P. Edwards shows that Alisons theological project outstrips René Girards application of mimetic theory to theology. He concludes that an explicitly Christian theological perspective is necessary for providing a fully coherent account of Girards notions of "conversion" and "mimetic desire".

This volume grounds Alisons theological method in his understanding of the ongoing interaction between conversion and theological reflection, which is informed by his use of mimetic theory. While Alison describes this method as theology in the order of the discovery, the author refers to it as an inductive theology. The volume closes by demonstrating that such a theology bears fruit in a renewed understanding of the value of Christian doctrines and, particularly, the doctrine of revelation.

Recenzijos

John P. Edwardss valuable book the first monograph on James Alisons Girardian theology elucidates Alisons inductive method and suggests its importance for overcoming the gap between theological content and personal insight. * Ann W. Astell, University of Notre Dame, USA * It was long overdue that someone took a closer look and provided a clear and coherent overview of Alisons Girardian theology. Edwardss volume highlights profoundly how conversion and theology are reciprocally related to each other. * Wolfgang Palaver, University of Innsbruck, Austria * John P. Edwards has written a superb treatment of James Alison's and René Girard's contributions to the terrain of fundamental theology. His analysis is brilliant, thought-provoking, and a must-read for proficients and novices who seek to understand the intricate connections between mimetic theory and Christian theology. * Julia Robinson Moore, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA * This volume brings to the surface much that James Alison did not: about our lifelong, ongoing conversion and the accompanying theological reflection. Edwards carefully analyzes the development of Alison's work and, in doing so, conveys our own development as well. No wonder that James Alison so likes this book! * James F. Keenan, Boston College, USA *

Daugiau informacijos

This book connects mimetic theory as developed by René Girard to the practice of theological reflection within Christian theology by investigating the work of the contemporary, Catholic theologian and Girardian, James Alison.
Foreword x
James Alison
Acknowledgments xii
Acknowledgment of Copyright Permissions xiv
1 Introduction: James Alison's Life and Theology
1(18)
1.1 James Alison--Catholic Priest, Theologian, and Preacher
2(4)
1.2 Discovering Girard and Developing a Theological Method
6(4)
1.2.1 Conversion, Theological Reflection, and Induction
8(2)
1.3 Locating Alison's Girardian Theology
10(4)
1.4 The Organization of the Work
14(5)
Part One The Beginnings of a Christian Mimetic Anthropology
2 Continuity and Development in Rene Girard's Understanding of Mimetic Desire and Conversion
19(46)
2.1 Rene Girard's Experiences of Conversion
21(3)
2.2 Deceit, Desire and the Novel (1961): Girard's Discovery of Conversion as Freedom from (Rivalrous) Desire
24(11)
2.2.1 "Triangular Desire"
25(3)
2.2.2 The Desiring Subject and the Selves of Desire
28(3)
2.2.3 Conversion as Freedom from Rivalrous Desire
31(2)
2.2.4 The Process of Conversion--From the Illusion of Absolute Autonomy to the Discovery of Relative Freedom
33(2)
2.3 Things Hidden since the Foundation of the World (1978): Identifying the Contexts of the Modern Form of Desire
35(14)
2.3.1 Imitating Acquisition
37(1)
2.3.2 The Formation of Human Consciousness in Rivalry
38(2)
2.3.3 The Rise of Human Culture and Desire
40(2)
2.3.4 The Judeo-Christian Scriptures and the Emergence of Metaphysical Desire
42(5)
2.3.5 Conversion--Freedom from the Metaphysical Form of Desire
47(2)
2.4 Girard's Mature Thought: Mimetic Desire in a Gospel Perspective?
49(16)
2.4.1 Mimetic Desire and Human Freedom
50(2)
2.4.2 The Christian Character of Conversion
52(1)
2.4.3 The Converted Subject as the Norm of Subjectivity
53(2)
2.4.4 A Gospel or "Revealed" Anthropology in Place of Theology
55(10)
Part Two An "Inductive" Theological Method and a Theological Anthropology Informed by Mimetic Theory
3 From "Conversion" to Theological Reflection: Receiving a "Revealed" Perspective through the Forgiveness of Sins
65(46)
3.1 Alisons Epistemology--An Overview
67(5)
3.2 The Disciples' Experience of Meeting the Risen Jesus as the Beginning of "Conversion"
72(34)
3.2.1 Girard's Influence on Alison's View of the Disciples' Resurrection Experiences
73(3)
3.2.2 Alison's Method for Exploring the Disciples' Experience of Jesus' Death and Resurrection
76(2)
3.2.3 An Imaginative Reconstruction of the Disciples' Post-crucifixion Experience
78(2)
3.2.4 The Resurrection Narratives as the Key to Alison's View of the Whole of Scripture
80(5)
3.2.5 The Conversion of the Disciples upon Meeting the Risen Jesus
85(2)
3.2.5.1 The Emotional/Affective "Valence" of the Disciples' Experience of the Resurrection
87(2)
3.2.5.2 The Spiritual/Immaterial "Valence" of the Disciples' Experience of the Resurrection
89(4)
3.2.5.3 The Intellectual/Cognitive "Valence" of the Disciples' Experience of the Resurrection
93(2)
3.2.5.4 Intelligence Operative in the Mind of Christ
95(2)
3.2.5.5 Intelligence Operative in the Minds of the Disciples
97(4)
3.2.5.6 Subversion from Within
101(5)
3.3 From "Conversion" to Theological Reflection
106(5)
4 From Theological Reflection to (Ongoing) Conversion: Sharing a Received Perspective through an Act of Witnessing
111(38)
4.1 Distinguishing between the Order of Discovery and the Order of Logic
112(11)
4.1.1 The Status of Doctrines and Apologetics in Alison's Conception of Theology
114(4)
4.1.2 The Status of Theoretical Understanding and "Mimetic Theory"
118(5)
4.2 From Theological Reflection to Conversion through Witnessing
123(22)
4.2.1 The History of a Chain of Witnesses
126(3)
4.2.2 The Variability of Place
129(2)
4.2.3 Theological Reflection and Theological Texts as a Form of Witness and Place of Encounter
131(2)
4.2.3.1 Alison's Experience of Encounter via Girard's Text
133(2)
4.2.3.2 Turning to Ricoeur--Texts as Occasions of Encounter
135(1)
4.2.3.3 The Protagonist of the Encounter via the Text
136(2)
4.2.3.4 Distinguishing Theological Texts--Composition vs. Effect
138(1)
4.2.3.5 The Fruits of the Encounter via the Text and the Possibility of False Witness
139(6)
4.3 From Theological Reflection to Ongoing Conversion: An "Inductive" Theology
145(4)
4.3.1 Alison's Own Theological Texts as "Inductive"
146(3)
5 Theology "in the Order of Discovery" or an Inductive Theology
149(44)
5.1 Depicting the Inductive Aim of Theology
150(21)
5.1.1 "A Beneficent Understanding of Natural Law"--An Apologetic Excerpt
151(4)
5.1.2 "An Atonement Update"--A Historical Excerpt
155(4)
5.1.3 The Structure of Jesus' Creative Imagination and the Trinity--A Systematic Excerpt
159(3)
5.1.4 Original Sin in a Framework of Forgiveness--A Constructive Excerpt
162(4)
5.1.5 A Gay Catholic Heart--A Pastoral Excerpt
166(5)
5.2 A Theological Anthropology Informed by Mimetic Theory
171(9)
5.2.1 Clarifying Girard
174(6)
5.3 Contributions to Contemporary Christian Theological Questions
180(10)
5.3.1 An Inductive Theology of Doctrines?
180(6)
5.3.2 The Doctrine of Revelation as a Safeguard of Human Knowing
186(4)
5.4 Conclusion
190(3)
Bibliography 193(6)
Index 199
John P. Edwards is Director of the Center for Pastoral Ministry Education, Villanova University, USA. He completed his PhD in Systematic Theology at Boston College, USA, in 2015.