Awaiting the Impossible

See Seng Tan, Gordon Wong

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English

Wipf & Stock Publishers
08 June 2022

Philosophy; Christianity; Christian theology; Aspects of religion (non-Christian); History of ideas

"This book dialogues with deconstruction's """"religion without religion"""" and its implications for theology. In the view of many, deconstruction is a purely nihilistic force bent on the wanton destruction of long-held philosophical, religious, and moral traditions. However, this perspective ignores the fact that deconstruction--in the hands of its standard bearers like Jacques Derrida, John Caputo, and others--has all along been a religious exercise in demythologization. Furnishing a Christian rejoinder to deconstruction's claims about and objections to orthodox religion (and particularly to Christianity), the book addresses the following questions: How can deconstruction open a space for an affirmative faith to occur and be professed? Can deconstruction ever be hospitable toward Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah for which it waits?"

By: See Seng Tan
Foreword by: Gordon Wong
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9781666741629
ISBN 10: 1666741620
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 08 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

See Seng Tan is president and CEO of International Students Inc. (ISI), a Christian nonprofit organization headquartered in Colorado Springs. Before entering vocational ministry, Tan worked as a political scientist, university academic, and think-tank leader. He is the author of The Responsibility to Provide in Southeast Asia (2019), The Legal Authority of ASEAN as a Security Institution (2019), Multilateral Asian Security Architecture (2015), and The Making of the Asia Pacific (2013).

Reviews for Awaiting the Impossible

Awaiting the Impossible is an engaging discussion of the philosophy of Jacques Derrida from the standpoint of the Christian faith. Through his rigorous and attentive study of the seminal works of the French thinker, Professor Tan has provided a penetrating analysis and critique of deconstruction. The book has much to contribute to the current discussion on the relationship between Derrida and religion and repays careful study. --Roland Chia, Trinity Theological College Awaiting the Impossible is a deep and charitable engagement with the work of Jacques Derrida. Seng Tan skillfully explores the religious undertones of Derrida's project. Derrida waits for a messiah who never appears--who never can appear. The Christian story of a real, concrete Messiah who does come and who reveals God to finite creatures provides the hope that Derrida's thought lacks. Followers of Derrida and thoughtful Christians will benefit greatly from this work of scholarship. --Gregory E. Ganssle, Talbot School of Theology