Hoping Against Hope

<p>John D. Caputo has a long career as one of the preeminent postmodern philosophers in America. The author of such books as <b>Radical Hermeneutics</b> <b>The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida</b> and <b>The Weakness of God</b> Caputo now reflects on his spiritual journey from a Catholic altar boy in 1950s Philadelphia to a philosopher after the death of God. Part spiritual autobiography part homily on what he calls the nihilism of grace <b>Hoping Against Hope</b> calls believers and nonbelievers alike to participate in the praxis of the kingdom of God which Caputo says we must pursue without why.</p><p>Caputos conversation partners in this volume include Lyotard Derrida and Hegel but also earlier versions of himself: Jackie a young altar boy and Brother Paul a novice in a religious order. Caputo traces his own journey from faith through skepticism to hope after the death of God. In the end Caputo doesnt want to do away with religion; he wants to redeem religion and to reinvent religion for a postmodern time.</p>