Full Description
Can we move beyond the religious-secular divide and live together ethically in a shared political world?
Adorno and the Question of Theology: Religion and Reason Beyond Foundations says yes—and shows how. Through close readings of Dialectic of Enlightenment, Negative Dialectics, and Aesthetic Theory, Rachel R. Rosner examines how Adorno reconfigures the relationship between reason and theology to confront modern fragmentation. Drawing on Adorno's usage of constellation—a way of thinking that connects ideas without locking them into fixed systems—Rosner offers a way to move beyond entrenched dichotomies. Accessible to newcomers and illuminating for specialists, this book serves as both an introduction to Adorno's comprehensive philosophy and a path beyond enduring paradoxes in his reception.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Adorno, Theology, and the Space Between
Chapter One: Adorno's "Linguistic Effort"
Chapter Two: Back to the Beginning: Dialectic of Enlightenment
Chapter Three: Negative Dialectics and the Constellation
Chapter Four: Aesthetics as Negative Dialectics
Chapter Five: Adorno from the Standpoint of Redemption
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
