A Negative Theological Critique of Postmodern Identity Politics

A Negative Theological Critique of Postmodern Identity Politics

This paper leverages the Christian tradition of negative theology (Gregory of Nyssa, Dionysius the Areopagite, Eriugena, Eckhart, Cusanus) in order to think past the impasses of identitarian politics and culture. It essentially bears on Christianity and on literary imagination by valorizing their fo...

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Main Author: William Franke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
negative theology
identity
non-identical
Enlightenment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/8/488
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spelling doaj-1548c21a65a746e99ae06095cdc8b76e2020-11-24T21:34:18ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442019-08-0110848810.3390/rel10080488rel10080488A Negative Theological Critique of Postmodern Identity PoliticsWilliam Franke0College of Art and Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USAThis paper leverages the Christian tradition of negative theology (Gregory of Nyssa, Dionysius the Areopagite, Eriugena, Eckhart, Cusanus) in order to think past the impasses of identitarian politics and culture. It essentially bears on Christianity and on literary imagination by valorizing their focus on the mystery of who we are beyond all divisive identities and on how an orientation to negative-theological transcendence can save us from a toxic obsession with identities in a postmodern, postcolonial, post-gender society.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/8/488negative theologyidentitynon-identicalEnlightenment
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A Negative Theological Critique of Postmodern Identity Politics
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negative theology
identity
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Enlightenment
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title A Negative Theological Critique of Postmodern Identity Politics
title_short A Negative Theological Critique of Postmodern Identity Politics
title_full A Negative Theological Critique of Postmodern Identity Politics
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publishDate 2019-08-01
description This paper leverages the Christian tradition of negative theology (Gregory of Nyssa, Dionysius the Areopagite, Eriugena, Eckhart, Cusanus) in order to think past the impasses of identitarian politics and culture. It essentially bears on Christianity and on literary imagination by valorizing their focus on the mystery of who we are beyond all divisive identities and on how an orientation to negative-theological transcendence can save us from a toxic obsession with identities in a postmodern, postcolonial, post-gender society.
topic negative theology
identity
non-identical
Enlightenment
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