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" Agamben and Theology. "
Colby Dickinson
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BL
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Record Number
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736398
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b556262
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Main Entry
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Colby Dickinson
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Title & Author
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Agamben and Theology.\ Colby Dickinson
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Publication Statement
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London: Continuum International Pub., 2012
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Series Statement
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Everyman's library., Theology & philosophy.
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Page. NO
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(241 pages).
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ISBN
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0567439070
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: 9780567439079
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Contents
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Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The State of Original Sin, or On Language; 2 The Eclipse of Humanity; 3 The Sacred; 4 From Universal to Particular; 5 First Regression; 6 Second Regression; Conclusion Regression of the Divine; Coda; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Abstract
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Though the work of Italian theorist Giorgio Agamben has been increasing in popularity over the last several years in the English-speaking world, little work has been done directly on the theological legacy which actually dominates the overall force of his critical analyses, a topic which has intrigued his readers since the publication of his short book on Saint Paul's 'Letter to the Romans'. € Agamben and Theology intends to illuminate such a connection by examining the theologically inflected terms that have come to dominate his work over time, including the messianic, the sacred, sovere.
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Subject
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Messianism.
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Theology -- Terminology.
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Subject
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Theology.
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LC Classification
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B3611.A44C653 2012
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Colby Dickinson
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