Anatheism: returning to God after God
Has the passing of the old God paved the way for a new kind of religious project, a more responsible way to seek, sound, and love the things we call divine? Has the suspension of dogmatic certainties and presumptions opened a space in which we can encounter religious wonder anew? Situated at the spl...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
c2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | Anatheism: Returning to God after God. By Richard Kearney (2010) (Soultouki, Maria)
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| Series/Journal: | Insurrections : critical studies in religion, politics, and culture
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| Further subjects: | B
Death of God
B God |
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| Summary: | Has the passing of the old God paved the way for a new kind of religious project, a more responsible way to seek, sound, and love the things we call divine? Has the suspension of dogmatic certainties and presumptions opened a space in which we can encounter religious wonder anew? Situated at the split between theism and atheism, we now have the opportunity to respond in deeper, freer ways to things we cannot fathom or prove. Distinguished philosopher Richard Kearney calls this condition ana-theos, or God after God-a moment of creative "not knowing" that signifies a break with former sureties |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Paperback edition, 2011 |
| ISBN: | 0231147880 |