Introduction to Jacques Derrida's 'Christianity and Secularization

This introduction argues that Derrida’s analysis in “Christianity and Secularization” undercuts two influential interpretations of his work. Some readers assimilate Derrida to an indeterminate “religion without religion” while others claim that he represents a “radical atheism” that is opposed to religion as such. In contrast to the univocity of these readings, “Christianity and Secularization” clarifies Derrida’s unease and affinity with religious traditions: in the recognition that religion and secularization are unstable categories, Derrida draws constructively on particular religious traditions that he does not claim as his own

Art · Christianity · Secularization · Christian Theology and Mission · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Religious studies · Religious Studies

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