Mere Metaphysics: An Ecumenical Proposal
This is the second part of an essay that appeared in Modern Theology in October, 2018, entitled "After Heidegger and Marion: The Task of Christian Metaphysics Today." Whereas the first part made a case for the importance of metaphysics to Christian theology (specifically in the form of an...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2019]
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Modern theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 35, Issue: 4, Pages: 683-705 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Orthodox theology
/ Metaphysics
/ Analogia entis
/ Ecumene
/ Identity
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RelBib Classification: | KDF Orthodox Church NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
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Summary: | This is the second part of an essay that appeared in Modern Theology in October, 2018, entitled "After Heidegger and Marion: The Task of Christian Metaphysics Today." Whereas the first part made a case for the importance of metaphysics to Christian theology (specifically in the form of an analogical, proto-Christological metaphysics), and hinted at its ecumenical potential, the point here is twofold: first, to provide a more detailed argument for analogical metaphysics as the kind of metaphysics Christianity in fact implies; secondly, to elaborate its ecumenical potential - now, though, more specifically, with regard to the Christian East. Whereas the previous essay sought to overcome while respecting the difference between Catholic analogy and Reformed dialectics by arguing for a dialectical analogy as the proper form of Christian metaphysics, here the specific task is to show a formal compatibility between the analogical metaphysics of the Christian West and the sophiological metaphysics of the Christian East. Accordingly, the goal is to show that there is such a thing as a mere metaphysics - a common metaphysics - of the Christian tradition, notwithstanding real differences and mutually enriching emphases. |
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ISSN: | 1468-0025 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Modern theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/moth.12536 |