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The Idea of God. A Whiteheadian Critique of St. Thomas Aquinas' Concept of God.
Burton Z. Cooper
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Paperback. Num Pages: 123 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HRAB; JNLR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 225.
Thinking about God is historical thinking and that in two senses : the idea of God has a history, and those who think about God think through an historically formed mind. The task of the theologian, is not the attempt to move outside his historicity - such an attempt constitutes a fallacy and not a virtue - but to accept its implications and limitations. Methodologically this means that the theologian must point to the historical perspectives that underlie the idea of God in its development and, in his own constructive thought, must work self-consciously with an historical perspective informed by ... Read more
Thinking about God is historical thinking and that in two senses : the idea of God has a history, and those who think about God think through an historically formed mind. The task of the theologian, is not the attempt to move outside his historicity - such an attempt constitutes a fallacy and not a virtue - but to accept its implications and limitations. Methodologically this means that the theologian must point to the historical perspectives that underlie the idea of God in its development and, in his own constructive thought, must work self-consciously with an historical perspective informed by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
Number of Pages
123
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401503792
SKU
V9789401503792
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