Faith and God according to Jacques Derrida
Faith and God according to Jacques Derrida
Author(s): Agustinus RyadiSubject(s): Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Philosophy of Religion, Psychology of Religion
Published by: SACRI – Societatea Academica de Cercetare a Religiilor si Ideologiilor
Keywords: faith; God; the wholly other; deconstruction; the possible impossibility;
Summary/Abstract: This article asserts that Derrida’s concept of faith, which is devoid of the object, is faith in the nothingness that still requires the concept of God. In the first part, I explain the position of faith in religion. Derrida, who can be called an atheist, states that religion is an unavoidable question. In the second part, I explain how the concept of faith in nothingness tends to negate faith. Faith which is marked by hope and restlessness is faith without the object. In the third part, I explain that the concept of faith without an object requires the concept of God. The deconstruction of the concept of a God who reveals Himself is expressed in the idea of the death of God as the core of Christianity. In the fourth section, I elucidate the significance of Derrida's concept of faith without an object for believers, concluding this article.
Journal: Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies
- Issue Year: 22/2023
- Issue No: 65
- Page Range: 132-144
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
