{"product_id":"the-future-of-religion-paperback","title":"The Future of Religion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Rorty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGianni Vattimo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSantiago Zabala\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough coming from different and distinct intellectual traditions, Richard Rorty and Gianni Vattimo are united in their criticism of the metaphysical tradition. The challenges they put forward extend beyond philosophy and entail a reconsideration of the foundations of belief in God and the religious life. They urge that the rejection of metaphysical truth does not necessitate the death of religion; instead it opens new ways of imagining what it is to be religious--ways that emphasize charity, solidarity, and irony. This unique collaboration, which includes a dialogue between the two philosophers, is notable not only for its fusion of pragmatism (Rorty) and hermeneutics (Vattimo) but also for its recognition of the limits of both traditional religious belief and modern secularism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Anticlericalism and Atheism\" Rorty discusses Vattimo's work \u003ci\u003eBelief\u003c\/i\u003e and argues that the end of metaphysics paves the way for an anti-essentialist religion. Rorty's conception of religion, determined by private motives, is designed to produce the gospel's promise that henceforth God will not consider humanity as a servant but as a friend. In \"The Age of Interpretation,\" Vattimo, who is both a devout Catholic and a frequent critic of the church, explores the surprising congruence between Christianity and hermeneutics in light of the dissolution of metaphysical truth. As in hermeneutics, interpretation is central to Christianity, which introduced the world to the principle of interiority, dissolving the experience of objective reality into \"listening to and interpreting messages.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lively dialogue that concludes this volume, moderated and edited by Santiago Zabala, analyzes the future of religion together with the political, social, and historical aspects that characterize our contemporary postmodern, postmetaphysical, and post-Christian world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Rorty (1931-2007) was professor of comparative literature and philosophy at Stanford University. His Columbia University Press books are \u003ci\u003eAn Ethics for Today: Finding Common Ground Between Philosophy and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat's the Use of Truth?\u003c\/i\u003eGianni Vattimo is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Turin and a member of the European Parliament. His books with Columbia University Press are \u003ci\u003eChristianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith: A Dialogue \u003c\/i\u003e(with René Girard), \u003ci\u003eNot Being God: A Collaborative Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt's Claim to Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Death of God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDialogue with Nietzsche\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNihilism and Emancipation: Ethics, Politics, and the Law\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAfter Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e.Santiago Zabala is ICREA Research Professor at the University of Barcelona. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of Being: Hermeneutic Ontology After Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hermeneutic Nature of Analytic Philosophy: A Study of Ernst Tugendhat\u003c\/i\u003e; editor of \u003ci\u003eArt's Claim to Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeakening Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNihilism and Emancipation\u003c\/i\u003e; and coeditor (with Jeff Malpas) of \u003ci\u003eConsequences of Hermeneutics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 7.96 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758935179552,"sku":"9780231134958","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e7f25e0c18f3f426cc8375a1c4573d2.webp?v=1780139378","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-future-of-religion-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}