Abstract
Mary C. Taylor is best known for his landmark work, Erring, which brought postmodern theory and radical theology into dialogue. Throughout his lifetime he has written on a wide range of topics, from architecture to Las Vegas. This chapter presents his work briefly from a critical perspective.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsNotes
- 1.
Carl Raschke, Postmodern Theology (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2017), 94.
- 2.
Thomas Altizer, “Forward,” in Taylor (1982a), xii. Emph. add.
- 3.
Raschke (2017), 92.
- 4.
Ibid.
- 5.
George Shaw, The Critical Shaw (n.p.: RosettaBooks, 2016), 163.
- 6.
Jeffrey Robbins, Review of After God by Mark Taylor, The Journal of Religion 90.1 (2010), 91.
- 7.
William James, Pragmatism (New York: Longmans, 1949), 198.
- 8.
John Caputo, Review of After God by Mark Taylor, Journal of the American Academy of Religion 77.1 (2009), 162.
- 9.
David Bell, “Does This Man Deserve Tenure?”, New Republic (6 September 2010), Online.
Works Cited
Raschke, Carl. 2017. Postmodern Theology. Eugene, OR: Cascade.
Taylor, Mark C. 1975. Kierkegaard’s Pseudonymous Authorship: A Study of Time and the Self. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
———. 1980. Journeys to Selfhood: Hegel and Kierkegaard. Berkley: University of California Press.
———. 1982a. Deconstructing Theology. New York, NY: Cross Road & Scholars.
———. 1982b. Text as Victim. In Deconstruction & Theology, ed. T. Altizer, M. Meyers, C. Raschke, et al., 58–78. New York: Crossroad.
———. 1984. Erring: A Postmodern A/Theology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
———. 1994. Denegating God. Critical Inquiry 20 (4): 592–610.
———. 2001. The Moment of Complexity: Emerging Network Culture. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
———. 2004a. Confidence Games: Money and Markets in a World Without Redemption. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
———. 2004b. What Derrida Really Meant. New York Times, October 14. Online. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/14/opinion/what-derrida-really-meant.html.
———. 2009a. Field Notes from Elsewhere: Reflections on Death and Living. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
———. 2009b. End the University as We Know It. New York Times, April 26. Online. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27taylor.html.
———. 2010. Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities. New York: Knopf.
Taylor, Mark C., and Dietrich Christian. 2002. Grave Matters. London: Reaktion.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Schmidt, G.M. (2018). Mark C. Taylor. In: Rodkey, C., Miller, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Radical Theology. Radical Theologies and Philosophies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96595-6_24
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96595-6_24
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-96594-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-96595-6
eBook Packages: Religion and PhilosophyPhilosophy and Religion (R0)