“We Confess that we are Atheists”
In the immortal words of Herbert McCabe, ‘Whatever we are referring to when we use the word “God” it can no more be a god than it can be a model aeroplane or half-past eleven’ (God Still Matters). This striking idea – the “atheism” of true Christianity – has, in fact, a long pedigree. This paper tra...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2020
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New blackfriars
Year: 2020, Volume: 101, Issue: 1092, Pages: 120-134 |
| Further subjects: | B
Justin Martyr
B Atheism B Herbert McCabe B Idolatry B Negative Theology |
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| Summary: | In the immortal words of Herbert McCabe, ‘Whatever we are referring to when we use the word “God” it can no more be a god than it can be a model aeroplane or half-past eleven’ (God Still Matters). This striking idea – the “atheism” of true Christianity – has, in fact, a long pedigree. This paper traces its history from the early Church to the Angelic Doctor himself. The essential point is this: if our God really is who Christians claim God is, then all our words about God – including the word “god” – must necessarily fall short. |
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| ISSN: | 1741-2005 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/nbfr.12540 |