RT Article
T1 “We Confess that we are Atheists”
JF New blackfriars
VO 101
IS 1092
SP 120
OP 134
A1 Bullivant, Stephen 1984-
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1780359578
AB 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.
K1 Idolatry
K1 Herbert McCabe
K1 Justin Martyr
K1 Negative Theology
K1 Atheism
DO 10.1111/nbfr.12540