Transcendence and self-transcendence : on God and the soul / Merold Westphal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westphal, Merold.

Series:

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion.

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Transcendence (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The question of the transcendence of God has traditionally been thought in terms of the difference between pantheism, which affirms that God is wholly ""within"" the world, and theism, which affirms that God is both ""within"" and ""outside"" the world, both immanent and transcendent. Against Heidegger's critique of onto-theology and the general postmodern concern for respecting and preserving the difference of the other, Merold Westphal seeks to rethink divine transcendence in relation to modes of hum

Contents:

Heidegger : how not to speak about God

Spinoza : the onto-theological pantheism of nature

Hegel : the onto-theological pantheism of spirit

Augustine and Pseudo-Dionysius : negative theology as a break with the onto-theological project

Pseudo-Dionysius and Aquinas : how to speak nevertheless about God

the analogy of being

Barth : how to speak nevertheless about God

the analogy of faith

Levinas : beyond onto-theology to love of neighbor

Kierkegaard : beyond onto-theology to love of God.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-253-11099-8

OCLC:

475973047