Zizek and Theology - (Philosophy and Theology) by Adam Kotsko (Paperback)

About the Book

Slavoj i ek's work on Christianity often overwhelms students due to its complexity and usual concepts. This book will assist students in getting to grips with i ek's earlier and more recent works with an eye toward what brings him to an explicit engagement with Christianity.

Book Synopsis

Slavoj Zizek has been called an "academic rock star." As public visibility of the Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst increases, so too does the depth of his engagement with Christian theology. Zizek's recent work includes extended treatments of key Christian thinkers from Paul, Pascal, and Kierkegaard to G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis, while Christology and other theological themes have provided crucial points of reference. Zizek has even said that "to become a true dialectical materialist, one should go through the Christian experience."
But Zizek's work on Christianity often overwhelms students of theology. To be sure, Zizek's style of argumentation is unusual and his concepts are complex. But the more basic problem is that his work on Christianity is a further development of a broader intellectual project established in many volumes produced in the course of the 1990s. This book will bring students of theology up to speed on this broader intellectual project, with an eye toward what brings Zizek to an explicit engagement with Christianity and how both his earlier and more recent works are relevant for theological reflection.

Review Quotes

"a useful introduction to i ek's theological writing - and it will be especially useful for those who've been wanting to read i ek, but don't know where to start" Dr Benjamin Myers, Faith and Theology Blog

"this remains the best introduction to Zizek and theology currentlt available" "theologians sarching for handles by which to grapple with Zizek are indebted to Kotsko for his work" Religious studies Review, June 2009--Sanford Lakoff

About the Author

Adam Kotsko is Visiting Assistant Professorof Religions at Kalamazoo College (USA). His current research interests include 20th century European philosophy and early Christian thought.