Naming God : addressing the divine in philosophy, theology and scripture / Janet Soskice, University of Cambridge.
| Author/creator | Soskice, Janet Martin author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2023. |
| Description | ix, 247 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Naming God at Sinai. The Gift of the Name -- Philo on Knowing and Naming God -- Creation ex Nihilo As a Revolution in Christian Metaphysics... and in Naming God -- Is 'God' the Name of God? -- Gregory of Nyssa -- Naming and Following God : From Mystic Vision to Ethics -- Augustine, Moses and God as Being Itself -- Aquinas: Philosophical Theology as Spiritual Practice -- Conclusion: Calling and Being Called. |
| Abstract | "Janet Soskice is one of the leading religious philosophers in the English-speaking world. This muchanticipated book deepens her path-breaking work on metaphor and religious language by arguing that we need to reject the notion of 'classical attributes' and return to the venerable theological and philosophical tradition of naming God"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781108999298 |
| LCCN | 2022062017 |
| ISBN | 9781108834469 |
| ISBN | 1108834469 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | PDF ebook |