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The much-acclaimed present-day philosophical turn to the letters of
Saint Paul points to a profound consonance between ancient and
modern thought. Such is the bold claim of this study in which
scholars from contemporary continental philosophy, new testamentary
studies and ancient philosophy discuss with each other the meaning
Paul's terms pistis, faith. In this volume, this theme discusses in
detail the threefold relation between Paul and (1) continental
thought, (2) the Graeco-Roman world, and (3) political theology. It
is shown that pistis does not only concern a mode of knowing, but
rather concerns the human ethos or mode of existence as a whole.
Moreover, it is shown that the present-day political theological
interest in Paul can be seen as an attempt to recuperate Paul's
pistis in this comprehensive sense. Finally, an important
discussion concerning the specific ontological implications and
background of this reinterpretation of pistis is examined by
comparing the ancient ontological commitments to those of the
present-day philosophers. Thus, the volume offers an insight in a
crucial consonance of ancient and modern thought concerning the
question of pistis in Paul while not forgetting to stipulate
important differences.
The much-acclaimed present-day philosophical turn to the letters of
Saint Paul points to a profound consonance between ancient and
modern thought. Such is the bold claim of this study in which
scholars from contemporary continental philosophy, new testamentary
studies and ancient philosophy discuss with each other the meaning
Paul's terms pistis, faith. In this volume, this theme discusses in
detail the threefold relation between Paul and (1) continental
thought, (2) the Graeco-Roman world, and (3) political theology. It
is shown that pistis does not only concern a mode of knowing, but
rather concerns the human ethos or mode of existence as a whole.
Moreover, it is shown that the present-day political theological
interest in Paul can be seen as an attempt to recuperate Paul's
pistis in this comprehensive sense. Finally, an important
discussion concerning the specific ontological implications and
background of this reinterpretation of pistis is examined by
comparing the ancient ontological commitments to those of the
present-day philosophers. Thus, the volume offers an insight in a
crucial consonance of ancient and modern thought concerning the
question of pistis in Paul while not forgetting to stipulate
important differences.
Heidegger has often been considered as the proponent of the end of
metaphysics in the post-Hegelian philosophy, due to his persistent
attempts to overcome the onto-theological framework of traditional
metaphysics. Yet, this dismissal of metaphysical, theological, and
religious motives is deeply ambiguous since new forms of
metaphysical and religious experience re-emerge in his
philosophical works. Heidegger shares this ambiguous relation to
the notions of faith and religion with authors such as Nietzsche
and Wittgenstein whose works are also marked by a critique of
metaphysics and by a characteristic rethinking of the role of faith
and religion. In fact, all three still remain, among other things,
reference points for contemporary philosophical debates relating to
the phenomenon of religion and faith. Rethinking Faith explores how
the phenomena of religion and faith are present in the works of
Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein, and how these phenomena are
brought into play in their discussion of the classical metaphysical
motives they criticize.
Heidegger has often been considered as the proponent of the end of
metaphysics in the post-Hegelian philosophy, due to his persistent
attempts to overcome the onto-theological framework of traditional
metaphysics. Yet, this dismissal of metaphysical, theological, and
religious motives is deeply ambiguous since new forms of
metaphysical and religious experience re-emerge in his
philosophical works. Heidegger shares this ambiguous relation to
the notions of faith and religion with authors such as Nietzsche
and Wittgenstein whose works are also marked by a critique of
metaphysics and by a characteristic rethinking of the role of faith
and religion. In fact, all three still remain, among other things,
reference points for contemporary philosophical debates relating to
the phenomenon of religion and faith. Rethinking Faith explores how
the phenomena of religion and faith are present in the works of
Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein, and how these phenomena are
brought into play in their discussion of the classical metaphysical
motives they criticize.
Enactment, Politics, and Truth explores the interpretations of
Saint Paul by Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, and Martin Heidegger.
These interpretations are characterized by substantial thematic
overlap that can be traced back to a key subject: the articulation
of Pauline faith (pistis). Although each thinker approaches the
issue from a different angle, they all interpret Pauline pistis by
focusing on how it is enacted, articulated, and expressed in Saint
Paul's concrete situation. Antonio Cimino sheds light on why
Agamben, Badiou, and Heidegger address Pauline pistis and what kind
of philosophical motives underlie their readings.
The volume studies, from different perspectives, the relationship
between ancient thought and biopolitics, that is, theories,
discourses, and practices in which the biological life of human
populations becomes the focal point of political government. It
thus continues and deepens the critical examination, in recent
literature, of Michel Foucault's claim concerning the essentially
modern character of biopolitics. The nine contributions comprised
in the volume explore and utilize the notions of biopolitics and
biopower as conceptual tools for articulating the differences and
continuities between antiquity and modernity and for narrating
Western intellectual and political history in general. Without
committing itself to any particular thesis or approach, the volume
evaluates both the relevance of ancient thought for the concept and
theory of biopolitics and the relevance of biopolitical theory and
ideas for the study of ancient thought. The volume is divided into
three main parts: part I studies instances of biopolitics in
ancient thought; part II focuses on aspects of ancient thought that
elude or transcend biopolitics; and part III discusses several
modern interpretations of ancient thought in the context of
biopolitical theory.
Enactment, Politics, and Truth explores the interpretations of
Saint Paul by Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, and Martin Heidegger.
These interpretations are characterized by substantial thematic
overlap that can be traced back to a key subject: the articulation
of Pauline faith (pistis). Although each thinker approaches the
issue from a different angle, they all interpret Pauline pistis by
focusing on how it is enacted, articulated, and expressed in Saint
Paul's concrete situation. Antonio Cimino sheds light on why
Agamben, Badiou, and Heidegger address Pauline pistis and what kind
of philosophical motives underlie their readings.
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