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Book SynopsisThis book explores the interweaving of several of Derrida's characteristic concerns with themes that Paul explores in Romans.
Trade Review"This remarkably fine book is timely and provocative. It is also one of a kind: a book that advances detailed exegesis of the New Testament, above all Paul's Letter to the Romans, by drawing deeply on Derrida's reflections concerned with justice and law, gift or grace, debt, duty, love, hospitality, and forgiveness." -- Peggy Kamuf * University of Southern California *
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Reading Derrida/Thinking Paul: On Justice yields new insights into the ethical and political stakes of Derrida's writings. Jennings shows Derrida and Paul to share a passion for justice and for thinking through the aporias justice's pursuit entails. Jennings' chapters skillfully juxtapose Paul and Derrida on law, violence, gift, faith, hospitality, and pardon. A book-length study of Derrida in relation to Paul is long overdue, and, after reading Jennings' text, reconsidering Derrida's and Paul's implications for contemporary dilemmas of justice becomes a must." -- Robert S. Oventile * Pasadena City College *
"A book-length study of Derrida in relation to Paul is overdue, and
Reading Derrrida/Thinking Paul: On Justice offers readers of Derrida many new insights." --
Postmodern CultureTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Text References iii Preface iii @toc2:1 Introduction--The Question of Justice ion Paul and Derrida 000 2 Justice Beyond the Law 000 3 Force, Violence and the Cross 000 4 Justice as Gift 000 5 Duty Beyond Debt or the Obedience of Faith 000 6 Hospitality, Ethics and Politics 000 7 Pardon 000 8 Conclusion: The Faith of Deconstruction 000 @toc4:Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
