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In the wake of Heidegger's announcement of the end of onto-theology and inspired by both Levinas and Derrida, many contemporary continental philosophers of religion search for a post-metaphysical God, a God who is often characterized as "tout autre," wholly other. "Christ in Postmodern Philosophy "investigates the Christological ideas of three contemporary thinkers, Gianni Vattimo, Rene Girard and Slavoj i ek. In doing so, Frederiek Depoortere focuses on the relation between transcendence and the event of the Incarnation on the one hand, and the uniqueness of Christianity on the other.