In this engaging book, Gianni Vattimo explores the theme of faith
and religion which underlies much of his work. Written in a
personal, conversational style, Vattimo examines such concepts as
charity, truth, dogmatism, morality and sin through the lens of his
own life and his own return to Christianity. While deeply critical
of institutionalized religion and the Church, Vattimo discovers in
the Christian tradition a voice (not a distinct message) whose
interpretation is still being played out around us.
At the centre of the book is the enigma of belief. Freed by
modernity from its Platonic subordination to knowledge, belief is
recovered as a crucial and inevitable feature of our cultural and
personal lives. 'Do you believe?' Vattimo is asked. 'I believe so',
he replies.
Through an analysis of his own responses to the work of Nietzsche
and Heidegger, Vattimo explores the relationship between nihilism
and his own life as a devout Catholic, leading him to conclude that
secularization stems from a Christian impulse, and that nihilism
too could only have emerged from a Christian culture.
This original contribution to the contemporary debate on religion
will be of great interest to scholars and students of theology,
religious studies and philosophy.
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