The following is the second installment of a three-part series. The first one can be found here. II Slavoj Žižek’s return to God in the context of his wider return to Hegel is in some ways markedly distinct and in…
The “New Hegel” And The Question Of God, Part 1 (Gavin Hyman)
The following is the first installment of a three-part series. Among recent developments in continental philosophy and religious thought, one of the most prominent has been a ‘return to Hegel.’ It has been exemplified in the work of Slavoj Žižek,…
Thinking With One’s Feet – Lacanian Theories Of Textual Engagement, Part 3 (William J. Urban)
The following is the third part in a three-part installment. The first part can be found here and the second here. The Real Lacan: Sublime Object of Texts We have hinted that many of the paradoxes and contradictions involved in…
Admitting A Certain Fear of Zizek’s Theology – A Modest Plea For A Deleuzian Reading Of The Death Of God (Elijah Prewitt-Davis)
I am told by Zizek—as well as Hegelian friends—that any attempt to argue or disagree with Hegel fits nicely within his dialectical scheme. “Oh, you disagree with Hegel,” they say, “so you agree with him?” As Zizek warns, even Gilles…
Review—Whither Philosophy of Religion? (Benjamin Steele-Fisher)
Religion and European Philosophy: Key Thinkers from Kant to Zizek. Edited by Philip Goodchild and Hollis Phelps. New York: Routledge, 2017. ISBN 10: 1138188530. Hardcover, Paperback, E-Book. 512 pages. Philosophy of religion, as a sub-discipline within the field of religious…