Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Overture 3
5. Introduction 7
6. Part One
7. 1. Festivity: The Ingredients 21
8. 2. Festivity and the Death of God 27
9. 3. A Dance Before the Lord 48
10. Part Two
11. 4. Fantasy: The Ingredients 59
12. 5. Fantasy and Religion 68
13. 6. Fantasy and Utopia 82
14. Part Three
15. 7. Mystics and Militants 101
16. 8. Beyond Radical Theology 121
17. 9. A Theology of Juxtaposition 131
18. 10. Christ the Harlequin 139
19. Coda 159
20. Appendix: Some Relevant Theological Currents 163
21. Notes 179
22. Index of Nantes 199