Cover of "Gott, ein Gefüge" by Yan Suarsana. It shows a white marble statue of crucified Jesus in front of an old tree.

Gott, ein Gefüge. Poststrukturalistische Überlegungen zur Theologie der Religionen

Monograph

Yan Suarsana

2022

This book extends the contemporary debate on the global concept of religion, conducted in the context of religious studies, to the field of the theology of religions. In applying poststructuralist and postcolonial perspectives, it seeks to deconstruct central categories such as truth, universality, or religion, in order to contextualize them by making transparent their historical genealogy and entanglement with political, social, and scientific discourses. Further, it aims to outline new areas of thinking, which can serve as the experimental basis of an alternative, non-essentialist form of theology (of religions).

ISBN: 978-3-8471-1335-5

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