Editors\, Mark Cauchi and Avron Kulak
We invite essay submissions for a proposed volume entitled Biblical Philosophy? \;Exploratory Essays to be reviewed by Continuum Books.
The purpose of the volume is to explore the relationship between the Bible and \;philosophy. According to the traditional story of the development of Western \;thought\, what we call philosophy originated in ancient Greece\, where it existed \;for approximately five hundred years without any relationship to the Bible. What\, however\, are we to make of the fact that\, for approximately two thousand \;years\, from Philo and Justin the Martyr to Agamben and Taylor\, the Bible has \;been an integral part of the history of Western philosophy &ndash\; a much longer \;period of time than the period in which it was not? \;Has the traditional \;account of the origins of philosophy adequately addressed the implications of \;this history when it insists that philosophy is primarily Greek &ndash\; that \;philosophy originates in\, or is concerned primarily with\, the ancient Greek \;conception of logos\, rather than with modes of thought derived from other \;traditions (e.g. biblical faith)? \;Given\, in other words\, that the history of \;Western culture has\, in the last two thousand years\, never lost contact with \;the Bible in the way that it did lose contact with the ancient Greeks\, is it \;not possible that the Bible and its modes of thinking have had a greater impact \;on philosophy than is often assumed? \;What would uncovering the neglected \;relationship between the Bible and philosophy reveal about the concept\, \;practice\, and history of philosophy\, as well as about particular concepts\, \;practices\, and movements within the history of philosophy?
The proposed volume seeks to explore in the broadest manner possible\, from both \;continental and analytic traditions\, questions pertaining to the neglected \;relationship between the Bible and philosophy. \;To give shape to this \;interrogation\, the volume will be divided into three main parts: (1) conceptual \;issues raised by the relationship between the Bible and philosophy\, e.g. what is \;faith/reason/philosophy\; (2) historical issues raised by the relationship \;between the Bible and philosophy\, e.g. how to (re)tell the history of \;philosophy\, the Bible&rsquo\;s influence on philosophy\, etc.\; and (3) philosophical \;readings of biblical texts\, concepts\, values\, and practices. \;Under this \;rubric\, the following questions might be considered:
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