Theology and Social Theory: Beyond Secular Reason, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-1-4051-3684-6
Paperback
482 pages
February 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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"Milbank's work is a tour de force of systematic theology. It
would be churlish not to acknowledge its provocation and
brilliance."
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"The thesis is relatively simple, its orchestration is stunning
in scope as well as in harmonies."
Modern Theology
"John Milbank’s sprawling, ambitious and intellectually
demanding book is in a class of its own."
Studies in Christian Ethics
"John Milbank has written a masterful review of the development
of modern social thought that at the same time offers a criticism
of its dominant paradigms and suggests inherent limits on its
accomplishments."
Journal of Religion
Praise for the Second Edition
“Theology and Social Theory has proven to be a
bombshell… We are, therefore, extremely fortunate to have
this second edition with Milbank’s dazzling new
‘Preface’. Re-reading this book is always a pleasure,
because it is filled with surprises that force
thought.”
Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University
"When the first edition was published the reaction was one of
shock. Now, fifteen years on, the shock has worn off; more and more
people are questioning the universal competency of secular reason.
But this make all the more important the publication of this second
edition. Milbank develops an alternative which has been steadily
developing and enriching in the intervening years."
Charles Taylor, McGill University
"[Theology and Social Theory] remains a dense,
challenging and elusive masterpiece of a book, which has lost none
of its power to intrigue and repel in equal measure."
Times Literary Supplement, Sept 2006
"This second edition is a vital aid to any reader who wishes to
understand more fully how Theology and Social Theory relates to
Milbank's continued publications and radically orthodox
sensibilities."
Theological Book Review
"An influential and important book … instructive for students in that it analyses and challenges contemporary assumptions about society and religion." Teaching Theology & Religion