Theology after postmodernity : divining the void -- a Lacanian reading of Thomas Aquinas /

Engaging the theology of Thomas Aquinas with the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan, Tina Beattie shows how Thomism exerted a formative influence on Lacan, and how a Lacanian approach can bring new insights to Thomas's theology. Lacan makes possible a renewed Thomism which offers a rich the...

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Main Author:	Beattie, Tina, 1955- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274 > Influence. Lacan, Jacques, > 1901-1981. Lacan, Jacques, > 1901-1981 Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274 Psychoanalysis and religion. Psychanalyse > Aspect religieux. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Psychoanalysis and religion Electronic books.
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Summary:	Engaging the theology of Thomas Aquinas with the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan, Tina Beattie shows how Thomism exerted a formative influence on Lacan, and how a Lacanian approach can bring new insights to Thomas's theology. Lacan makes possible a renewed Thomism which offers a rich theology of creation incarnation, and redemption.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191747359 0191747351