{"product_id":"words-fail-theology-poetry-and-the-challenge-of-representation-paperback","title":"Words Fail: Theology, Poetry, and the Challenge of Representation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColby Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been much philosophical speculation on the potential failure of language as well as the search for a presentation of the \"thing itself\" beyond representation. Words Fail pursues the writings of a trio of philosophers--Jacques Derrida, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Giorgio Agamben--as prime examples of how modern poetry presents us with a profitable vantage point from which to survey the ongoing struggle of living in a highly fragmented world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside these thinkers, this book looks specifically at the form of spirituality that is given shape by this intersection of poetics and theological-philosophical reflection--all of which offer rich suggestions about our spiritual nature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColby Dickinson \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Professor of Theology at Loyola University Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130209505415,"sku":"9780823272846","price":53.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0315d710c6dd1e33c8676ea0427eed5f.webp?v=1732609219","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/words-fail-theology-poetry-and-the-challenge-of-representation-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}