Christ in Postmodern Philosophy: Gianni Vattimo, René Girard and Slavoj Zizek

Abstract

In the wake of Heidegger’s announcement of the end of onto-theology and inspired by both Levinas and Derrida, many contemporary continental philosophers of religion search for a post-metaphysical God, a God who is often characterized as tout autre, wholly other. Christ in Postmodern Philosophy investigates the Christological ideas of three contemporary thinkers, Gianni Vattimo, Rene Girard and Slavoj Žižek. In doing so, Frederiek Depoortere focuses on the relation between transcendence and the event of the Incarnation on the one hand, and the uniqueness of Christianity on the other. Table of Contents Introduction: The Question of Christology after the Death of God 1. Gianni Vattimo 1.1. The Background of Vattimo’s Christology: How the Return of Religion Became Possible (Nietzsche, Heidegger)1.2. Vattimo’s Christology: Kenosis and Caritas