Erring A Postmodern A/theology
by Mark C. Taylor
University of Chicago Press, 1984
Cloth: 978-0-226-79141-8 | Paper: 978-0-226-79142-5 | Electronic: 978-0-226-16943-9
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226169439.001.0001
ABOUT THIS BOOKAUTHOR BIOGRAPHYTABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS BOOK

"Erring is a thoughtful, often brilliant attempt to describe and enact what remains of (and for) theology in the wake of deconstruction. Drawing on Hegel, Nietzsche, Derrida, and others, Mark Taylor extends—and goes well beyond—pioneering efforts. . . . The result is a major book, comprehensive and well-informed."—G. Douglas Atkins, Philosophy and Literature

"Many have felt the need for a study which would explicate in coherent and accessible fashion the principal tenets of deconstruction, with particular attention to their theological implications. This need the author has addressed in a most impressive manner. The book's effect upon contemporary discussion is apt to be, and deserves to be, far-reaching."—Walter Lowe, Journal of Religion

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Mark C. Taylor, Preston S. Parish Third Century Professor of Humanities, is the editor of Deconstruction in Context: Literature and Philosophy and author of Altarity, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Part One. "Deconstructing Theology"

Prelude

1. Death of God

2. Disappearance of the Self

3. End of History

4. Closure of the Book

Part Two."Deconstructive A/Theology

5. Writing of God

6. Markings

7. Mazing Grace

8. Erring Scripture

Interlude

Notes

Biblio Graphy

Index