The death of God
Subtitle: an investigation into the history of the Western concept of God
By: Frederiek Depoortere.
Publisher: T & T Clark
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780567032720
Subjects: God; Death of God theology; Death of God; Philosophical theology
Description: "How did the idea of the 'Death of God' come about, where were its origins? Frederiek Depoortere presents a fascinating investigation into the history of the concept of God through Greek philosophy, Mediaeval theology and the Reformation to Early Modern philosophy. He proves that the roots of modern secularism can be traced back to the epistemology of the first metaphysicians of Greek philosophy and the Christian theologians and thinkers, who further developed their concepts."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Have we taken Nietzsche seriously enough?; title: Nietzsche's proclamation of the death of God revisited; title: Elements from the history of the western concept of God from its Greek origins until the fourteenth century; title: Descartes, divine omnipotence, and the theological origins of modernity; title: Modern science and the disappearance of God from western culture; title: Luther, Hegel, and the death of God; title: General conclusion.