Jacques Derrida

by Christopher Watkin

Publisher:

P&R

, 2017

Overview

One of the most important thinkers of our time, Jacques Derrida continues to have a profound influence on postmodern thought and society. Christopher Watkin explains Derrida’s complex philosophy with clarity and precision, showing not only what Derrida says about metaphysics, ethics, politics, and theology but also what assumptions and commitments underlie his positions. He then brings Derrida into conversation with Reformed theology through the lens of John 1:1–18, examining both similarities and differences between Derrida and the Bible. Learn why Derrida says what he says and how Christians can receive and respond to his writing in a balanced, biblical way that is truly beneficial to cultural engagement.

Product Details

• Title: Jacques Derrida
• Author: Christopher Watkin
• Series: Great Thinkers
• Publisher: P&R
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 148
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Derrida, Jacques; Deconstruction; Van Til, Cornelius, 1895-1987; Philosophy and religion; Christian philosophy
• ISBNs: 9781629952277, 9781629952284, 9781629952291, 1629952273, 1629952281, 162995229X
• Resource ID: LLS:GRTTHKRSJCQSDRD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:23:50Z

About Christopher Watkin

Christopher Watkin (PhD, University of Cambridge) is senior lecturer in French studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He a scholar with an international reputation in the area of modern and contemporary European thought, atheism, and the relationship between the Bible and philosophy. His published work runs the spectrum from academic monographs on contemporary philosophy to books written for general readers, both Christian and secular, and include Difficult Atheism, From Plato to Postmodernism, Great Thinkers: Jacques Derrida, and others.