Part of "The Philosophy and Theology" series, this book offers an examinations of Gianni Vattimo's work asking to what extent his insights present challenges to Christian thought.

Gianni Vattimo, who has long been a prominent postmodern European philosopher, has recently taken a more significant interest in religion. His claim is that postmodern philosophy, with its incisive critique of rationalist, objectifying ways of thinking, can help religion once again find a voice in a largely disinterested Europe and an often fundamentalist America. To accomplish this, Vattimo contends, religion must attend to certain contemporary philosophical themes that, he argues, are ultimately consistent with biblical intentions. To this end, Vattimo employs his theoretical insights on themes such as: the nature of modernity/postmodernity, the important of "weak" as opposed to "strong" thought, the dissolution of metaphysics; and the end of the authoritarian, moralistic God.

'Guarino's book functions as a clear an dengaging introduction to the thought of Vattimo, one of the most important philosophers of our era. In the first two chapters Guarino outlines key principles of Vatitimo's philosophy, before evaluating his thought in relation to the concerns and methods of theology in chapters four and five.' - Matthew Edward Harris, University of Bristol & Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol