Christo-fiction : the ruins of Athens and Jerusalem /

François Laruelle's lifelong project of "nonphilosophy," or "nonstandard philosophy," thinks past the theoretical limits of Western philosophy to realize new relations between religion, science, politics, and art. In Christo-Fiction Laruelle targets the rigid, self-sustaini...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laruelle, François (Author), Laruelle, François (Author)
Corporate Author: De Gruyter
Other Authors: Mackay, Robin (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2015
New York, NY : [2015]
Series:Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
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Table of Contents:
  • Christianity stripped bare by Christ
  • A gnostic theology in the quantum spirit
  • A generic repetition of gnosis: to desuture Christ from theology
  • The idea of a science-in-Christ: Christ, science, and their gnostic suture
  • From the theo-Christo-logical doublet to unilateral complementarity
  • Construction and functioning of the Christic matrix
  • Algebra of the Messianic wave
  • Christic science and its occasions
  • The two laws of substantial religious existence, and Christ as mediate-without-mediation
  • The generic science of the world
  • Indiscernible Messianity
  • Scientific discovery and revelation
  • The science of the cross
  • The science of the Resurrection
  • Messianity and fidelity: the faithful of-the-last-instance
  • Faith harassed by belief
  • Christianity stripped bare by Christ
  • A gnostic theology in the quantum spirit
  • A generic repetition of gnosis: to desuture Christ from theology
  • The idea of a science-in-Christ: Christ, science, and their gnostic suture
  • From the theo-Christo-logical doublet to unilateral complementarity
  • Construction and functioning of the Christic matrix
  • Algebra of the Messianic wave
  • Christic science and its occasions
  • The two laws of substantial religious existence, and Christ as mediate-without-mediation
  • The generic science of the world
  • Indiscernible Messianity
  • Scientific discovery and revelation
  • The science of the cross
  • The science of the Resurrection
  • Messianity and fidelity: the faithful of-the-last-instance
  • Faith harassed by belief
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface: Christianity Stripped Bare by Christ
  • Introduction: A Gnostic Theology in the Quantum Spirit
  • 1. A Generic Repetition of Gnosis: To Desuture Christ from Theology
  • 2. The Idea of a Science-in-Christ: Christ, Science, and Their Gnostic Suture
  • 3. From the Theo-Christo-Logical Doublet to Unilateral Complementarity
  • 4. Construction and Functioning of the Christic Matrix
  • 5. Algebra of the Messianic Wave
  • 6. Christic Science and Its Occasions
  • 7. The Two Laws of Substantial Religious Existence, and Christ as Mediate-Without-Mediation
  • 8. The Generic Science of the World
  • 9. Indiscernible Messianity
  • 10. Scientific Discovery and Revelation
  • 11. The Science of the Cross
  • 12. The Science of the Resurrection
  • 13. Messianity and Fidelity: The Faithful of-the-Last-Instance
  • 14. Faith Harassed by Belief
  • Notes
  • Index