Making Good on the “Good” of Life: Emerging Logics and Poetics of the Kingdom Katharine Sarah Moody [email_address]

James K.A. Smith Reformed Radical Orthodoxy, or Catholic Postmodernism 2000, The Fall of Interpretation . 2002, Speech and Theology . 2004, Introducing Radical Orthodoxy . 2006, Whose Afraid of Postmodernism? 2009, “The Logic of Interpretation.” John D. Caputo Deconstructive Theology, or Weak Theology 1997, The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida . 2001, “What Do I Love When I Love My God?” 2006, The Weakness of God . [2001]2007, On Religion . 2007, What Would Jesus Deconstruct? Smith: The Logics of Determination and Incarnation Caputo: Dis/Associating with Christianity Fictional Theology

James K.A. Smith

Reformed Radical Orthodoxy, or Catholic Postmodernism

2000, The Fall of Interpretation .

2002, Speech and Theology .

2004, Introducing Radical Orthodoxy .

2006, Whose Afraid of Postmodernism?

2009, “The Logic of Interpretation.”

John D. Caputo

Deconstructive Theology, or Weak Theology

1997, The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida .

2001, “What Do I Love When I Love My God?”

2006, The Weakness of God .

[2001]2007, On Religion .

2007, What Would Jesus Deconstruct?

Smith: The Logics of Determination and Incarnation

Caputo: Dis/Associating with Christianity

Fictional Theology

The Logics of Determination and Incarnation The Logic of Determination Finite human life is fallen, regrettable. Our (religious) interpretations of life are violent. The “good life” will never come. The Logic of Incarnation Finite human life is good... but fallen. Our (religious) interpretations of life are good but fallen. The “good life” will , however, come.

The Logic of Determination

Finite human life is fallen, regrettable.

Our (religious) interpretations of life are violent.

The “good life” will never come.

The Logic of Incarnation

Finite human life is good... but fallen.

Our (religious) interpretations of life are good but fallen.

The “good life” will , however, come.

Dis/Associating with Christianity Messianic dissociation and Historical association Creation narratives From being to beyond being, to the good. God’s “good.” Life and our (religious) interpretations are affirmed. Logic of the call > dis/association. Kingdom parables Being a new creation, a way of being otherwise. Making good on God’s “good.” “ Kingdom (to-)come / (Kingdom) to-come.” Substitutable names name a call, not an origin or a telos .

Messianic dissociation and Historical association

Creation narratives

From being to beyond being, to the good.

God’s “good.”

Life and our (religious) interpretations are affirmed.

Logic of the call > dis/association.

Kingdom parables

Being a new creation, a way of being otherwise.

Making good on God’s “good.”

“ Kingdom (to-)come / (Kingdom) to-come.”

Substitutable names name a call, not an origin or a telos .

Fictional Theology Phenomenology of religion, and theology. Marion reduces phenomenology to theology. Caputo reduces theology to phenomenology. Phenomenology of religion: Fictionality. The status of theology Smith: from pluralism to out-narration. Nihilistic meta-metanarrative, interpretation of interp. Caputo: relative determinacy.

Phenomenology of religion, and theology.

Marion reduces phenomenology to theology.

Caputo reduces theology to phenomenology.

Phenomenology of religion:

Fictionality.

The status of theology

Smith: from pluralism to out-narration.

Nihilistic meta-metanarrative, interpretation of interp.

Caputo: relative determinacy.