Vito Mancuso in English : presenting the thought of a contemporary radical Catholic theologian and philosopher to the English-speaking world

dc.contributor.authorSimut, Corneliu Cristian
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-07T09:24:36Z
dc.date.available2016-11-07T09:24:36Z
dc.date.issued2016-10
dc.description.abstractVito Mancuso is an Italian theologian and philosopher of religion, who deflects from traditional Catholic theology with the intention to draft a new perspective on how theology should be understood, not only in the academy but also in public and private life. This is why he resorts to Hegelian concepts, which redefine most of what traditional theology has held dear throughout history, with a specific focus on how to turn theology from ideas defined by divinity to notions explained by anthropology. A prolific writer, Mancuso has written almost one book per year for the past decade or so, while he is also very active in the media by giving interviews and writing short articles for famous Italian newspapers, such as La repubblica. In all his endeavors, Mancuso attempts to provide contemporary society with a view of God which is essentially human and profoundly anthropologic in nature in the hope that such an understanding of God will make sense of humanity’s current issues and struggles. Despite the rather controversial fame he acquired in Italy, Mancuso is virtually unknown to the English-speaking public, so this paper is an attempt to present him to those who are not only versed in English theology and philosophy of religion, but also to those who still believe that theology and philosophy of religion may be valuable instruments for the information and transformation of today’s society.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentDogmatics and Christian Ethicsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhb2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://ext.sagepub.comen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSimut, CC 2016, 'Vito Mancuso in English : presenting the thought of a contemporary radical Catholic theologian and philosopher to the English-speaking world', Expository Times, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 20-29.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0014-5246 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1745-5308 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1177/0014524616647225
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/57691
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSageen_ZA
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2016en_ZA
dc.subjectGoden_ZA
dc.subjectLaityen_ZA
dc.subjectMaterialityen_ZA
dc.subjectSpiritualityen_ZA
dc.subjectAuthenticityen_ZA
dc.subjectVito Mancusoen_ZA
dc.subjectItalian theologian and philosopher of religionen_ZA
dc.subjectCatholic theologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-17
dc.subject.otherSDG-17: Partnerships for the goals
dc.titleVito Mancuso in English : presenting the thought of a contemporary radical Catholic theologian and philosopher to the English-speaking worlden_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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