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Words Fail: Theology, Poetry, and the Challenge of Representation
Words Fail: Theology, Poetry, and the Challenge of Representation
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There has been much philosophical speculation on the potential failure of language as well as the search for a presentation of the "thing itself" beyond representation.
pursues the writings of a trio of philosophersJacques Derrida, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Giorgio Agambenas prime examples of how modern poetry presents us with a profitable vantage point from which to survey the ongoing struggle of living in a highly fragmented world.
Alongside these thinkers, this book looks specifically at the form of spirituality that is given shape by this intersection of poetics and theological-philosophical reflectionall of which offer rich suggestions about our spiritual nature.