“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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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2020
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New blackfriars
Jahr: 2020, Band: 101, Heft: 1092, Seiten: 120-134 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Justin Martyr
B Atheism B Herbert McCabe B Idolatry B Negative Theology |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: New blackfriars
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/nbfr.12540 |