“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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Главный автор: Bullivant, Stephen 1984- (Автор)
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Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Wiley-Blackwell 2020
В: New blackfriars
Год: 2020, Том: 101, Выпуск: 1092, Страницы: 120-134
Другие ключевые слова:B Justin Martyr
B Atheism
B Herbert McCabe
B Idolatry
B Negative Theology
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Итог: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.
ISSN:1741-2005
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: New blackfriars
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/nbfr.12540