Barth, Derrida and the Language of Theology

Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction Part I. Logocentrism: 1. Karl Barth's two models for the nature of language 2. Sprachphilosophie from Hamann to Humboldt 3. Forms of logocentrism among Barth's contemporaries 4. Barth between Sprache and Rede philosophy Part II. Dialogues with Difference: 5. Heidegger's dialogue with difference 6. Buber's dialogue with difference 7. Barth's theology of the Word and Levinas's philosophy of saying Part III. Differance: 8. Derrida as Levinas's supplement 9. Barth and Levinas: their difference as differance 10. Derrida's supplement 11. Barth and the economy of differance 12. Conclusion: Comment ne pas parler Index.