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Title: Marcel, Girard, Bakhtin

Marcel, Girard, Bakhtin

The Return of Conversion

by Pius Ojara (Author) Patrik Madigan (Author)
©2004 Monographs 306 Pages
Theology & Philosophy
Series: Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes, Volume 788

Summary

This book is about the human disruption and restlessness in the modern world and the way in which three important 20th century thinkers – Gabriel Marcel, René Girard and Mikhail Bakhtin – dealt with the subject. Although all three emerged from different backgrounds they produced remarkably parallel philosophies that centered on the human condition and pointed out the need for «conversion». The first part of the book elaborates Gabriel Marcel’s thought and the relationship between religion and the human quest for personal and transpersonal harmony. Further chapters provide surveys on the philosophies of «conversion» of Girard, Bakhtin and Rousseau. The book is a contribution to the discussion about human religious consciousness.

Details

Pages
306
Publication Year
2004
ISBN (Softcover)
9783039103799
Language
English
Keywords
Marcel, Gabriel Religionsphilosophie Bachtin, Michail M. Existenzialphilosophie Girard, René Bakhtin, Michail Literaturtheorie Kulturtheorie Conversion
Published
Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2004. 306 pp.
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Biographical notes

Pius Ojara (Author) Patrik Madigan (Author)

The Authors: Pius Ojara, SJ, Ph.D., is a Jesuit and student of theology at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, California. He taught from 1999-2003 at The Jesuit School of Philosophy and Humanities, Arrupe College, Harare, Zimbabwe. He obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy in 2003 from the University of Zimbabwe. He specialized in the Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel in relation to the human condition. Currently he is working on a book entitled Towards Greater Freedom With Human Bodiliness. Patrick Madigan received his doctorate in philosophy from Tulane University in 1972. He is currently lecturer in the history of philosophy at Arrupe College in Harare, Zimbabwe. Patrick Madigan is the author of several books. He recently published The Completion of the Project of the West and Its Romantic Sequel: Essays in the History of Western Culture (2003).

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