Becoming present
Subtitle: an inquiry into the Christian sense of the presence of God
By: Ingolf U. Dalferth.
Series: Studies in philosophical theology ;; 30
Publisher: Peeters
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Leuven; Dudley, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Presence of God.; Philosophical theology.
Description: "Safeguarding the distinction between God and world has always been a basic interest of negative theology. But sometimes it has overemphasized divine transcendence in a way that made it difficult to account for the sense of God's present activity and experienced actuality. Deconstructivist criticisms of the Western metaphysics of presence have made this even more difficult to conceive. On the other hand, them has been a widespread attempt in recent years to base all theology on (religious) experience; the Christian church celebrates God's presence in its central sacraments of baptism and Eucharist; and recent process thought has re-conceptualised God's presence in panentheistic terms. This is the background against which this book outlines a theology of the Christian sense of the presence of God."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.