God and Metaphysics in Contemporary Theology: Reframing the Debate
- 17 November 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Theological Studies
- Vol. 77 (4), 823-844
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0040563916666821
Abstract
Recent post-metaphysical trends in contemporary theology seek to overcome “metaphysics,” in order to free God-language from the trappings of onto-theology. This means that theology prioritizes the conventional discourse of the church over the universal ambitions of metaphysical language. This article offers a corrective to the “post-metaphysical” corrective by proposing a broader definition of metaphysics, one rooted in concrete experience. In this regard I constructively consider Jean-Yves Lacoste’s “conceptual rescue operation” metaphysics in his wide-ranging Être en danger (2011)Keywords
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