John D. Caputo is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities at Syracuse University. He is also David R. Cook Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Villanova University. His many books include The Weakness of God (IUP, 2006). Michael J. Scanlon, O.S.A., holds the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology at Villanova University.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Do We Need to Transcend Transcendence?John D. Caputo and Michael J. ScanlonPart 1. Keynotes of Transcendence1. The Impossible for Man—GodJean-Luc Marion2. Nihilism as Postmodern ChristianityGianni VattimoPart 2. Re-imagining Traditional Transcendence3. Re-imagining GodRichard Kearney4. Trinity and TranscendenceMichael J. Scanlon5. Transcendent Immanence and Evolutionary CreationJames P. Mackey6. G*d—The Many-Named: Without Place and Proper NameElisabeth Schüssler FiorenzaPart 3. Relocating Transcendence on the Plane of Immanence7. Rumors of Transcendence: The Movement, State, and Sex of "Beyond"Catherine Keller8. Intimations of Transcendence: Praise and CompassionSallie McFague9. Topologies of TranscendenceDavid Wood10. Temporal Transcendence: The Very Idea of à venir in DerridaJohn D. Caputo11. Transcendence and TransversalityCalvin O. SchragTranscendence and Beyond: A Concluding RoundtableModerated by John D. CaputoList of ContributorsIndex

"This is an important contribution to the contemporary discussion of transcendence in theologyraising questions for our continued consideration and providing thoughtful answers to those questions."—James E. Faulconer, Brigham Young University

John D. Caputo is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities at Syracuse University. He is also David R. Cook Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Villanova University. His many books include The Weakness of God (IUP, 2006). Michael J. Scanlon, O.S.A., holds the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology at Villanova University.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Do We Need to Transcend Transcendence?John D. Caputo and Michael J. ScanlonPart 1. Keynotes of Transcendence1. The Impossible for Man—GodJean-Luc Marion2. Nihilism as Postmodern ChristianityGianni VattimoPart 2. Re-imagining Traditional Transcendence3. Re-imagining GodRichard Kearney4. Trinity and TranscendenceMichael J. Scanlon5. Transcendent Immanence and Evolutionary CreationJames P. Mackey6. G*d—The Many-Named: Without Place and Proper NameElisabeth Schüssler FiorenzaPart 3. Relocating Transcendence on the Plane of Immanence7. Rumors of Transcendence: The Movement, State, and Sex of "Beyond"Catherine Keller8. Intimations of Transcendence: Praise and CompassionSallie McFague9. Topologies of TranscendenceDavid Wood10. Temporal Transcendence: The Very Idea of à venir in DerridaJohn D. Caputo11. Transcendence and TransversalityCalvin O. SchragTranscendence and Beyond: A Concluding RoundtableModerated by John D. CaputoList of ContributorsIndex

"This is an important contribution to the contemporary discussion of transcendence in theologyraising questions for our continued consideration and providing thoughtful answers to those questions."—James E. Faulconer, Brigham Young University

John D. Caputo is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities at Syracuse University. He is also David R. Cook Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Villanova University. His many books include The Weakness of God (IUP, 2006). Michael J. Scanlon, O.S.A., holds the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology at Villanova University.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Do We Need to Transcend Transcendence?John D. Caputo and Michael J. ScanlonPart 1. Keynotes of Transcendence1. The Impossible for Man—GodJean-Luc Marion2. Nihilism as Postmodern ChristianityGianni VattimoPart 2. Re-imagining Traditional Transcendence3. Re-imagining GodRichard Kearney4. Trinity and TranscendenceMichael J. Scanlon5. Transcendent Immanence and Evolutionary CreationJames P. Mackey6. G*d—The Many-Named: Without Place and Proper NameElisabeth Schüssler FiorenzaPart 3. Relocating Transcendence on the Plane of Immanence7. Rumors of Transcendence: The Movement, State, and Sex of "Beyond"Catherine Keller8. Intimations of Transcendence: Praise and CompassionSallie McFague9. Topologies of TranscendenceDavid Wood10. Temporal Transcendence: The Very Idea of à venir in DerridaJohn D. Caputo11. Transcendence and TransversalityCalvin O. SchragTranscendence and Beyond: A Concluding RoundtableModerated by John D. CaputoList of ContributorsIndex

"This is an important contribution to the contemporary discussion of transcendence in theologyraising questions for our continued consideration and providing thoughtful answers to those questions."—James E. Faulconer, Brigham Young University