{"title":"John D. Caputo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn D. Caputo\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the boundaries of contemporary religious thought, inviting readers into a challenging dialogue with faith, philosophy, and meaning. His works delve into themes of hermeneutics, the nature of belief, and the presence of the divine beyond traditional frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a style that is both intellectually rigorous and open to mystery, Caputo's writing appeals to those interested in the intersections of theology, philosophy, and spirituality. His books encourage a radical rethinking of what it means to believe in today’s world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hermeneutics-by-john-d-caputo-9780241257852","title":"Hermeneutics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned thinker John D. Caputo has spent his career recasting theology and philosophy for a new world. In \u003cem\u003eHermeneutics\u003c\/em\u003e, he explores the cross-disciplinary world of modern hermeneutics, blazing a new trail in the most modern of fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIs anything ever not an interpretation? Does interpretation go all the way down? Is there such a thing as a pure fact that is interpretation-free? If not, how are we supposed to know what to think and do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese tantalising questions are tackled by renowned American thinker John D. Caputo in this wide-reaching exploration of what the traditional term 'hermeneutics' can mean in a postmodern, twenty-first-century world. As a contemporary of Derrida's and longstanding champion of rethinking the disciplines of theology and philosophy, for decades Caputo has been forming alliances across disciplines and drawing in readers with his compelling approach to what he calls \"radical hermeneutics.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this new introduction, drawing upon a range of thinkers from Heidegger to the Parisian \"1968ers\" and beyond, he raises a series of probing questions about the challenges of life in the postmodern and maybe soon to be 'post-human' world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833128734956,"sku":"9780241257852","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24377853482273.jpg?v=1758437629"},{"product_id":"what-to-believe-by-john-d-caputo-9780231210959","title":"What to Believe?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you no longer \u003cem\u003ebelieve in God\u003c\/em\u003e, the Supreme Being of classical theology, or you never did in the first place, is there anything you still ought to believe, anything you should cherish unconditionally, no matter what?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this lively and accessible book, addressed to believers, \"recovering\" believers, disbelievers, nonbelievers, and \"nones\" alike—to anyone in search of what they really do believe—the acclaimed philosopher and theologian John D. Caputo seeks out what there is to believe, with or without religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWriting in a lucid and witty style, Caputo offers a bold account of a \"radical theology\" that is anything but what the word theology suggests to most people. His point of departure is autobiographical, describing growing up in the world of pre-Vatican II Catholicism, serving as an altar boy, and spending four years in a Catholic religious order after high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCaputo places Augustine's \u003cem\u003eConfessions\u003c\/em\u003e, Tillich's \u003cem\u003eDynamics of Faith\u003c\/em\u003e, and Jacques Derrida and postmodern theory in conversation in the service of what he calls the \"mystical sense of life.\" He argues that radical theology is not simply an academic exercise but describes a concrete practice immediately relevant to the daily lives of believers and nonbelievers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat to Believe?\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging introduction to radical theology for all readers curious about what religion can mean today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455877529836,"sku":"9780231210959","price":52.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231210959.jpg?v=1774863093"},{"product_id":"a-radical-god-by-john-d-caputo-9780231223645","title":"A Radical God","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReligion is making itself unbelievable—scandal-ridden, antiscientific, authoritarian, and reactionary. 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