- Paperback: 456 pages
- Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (Jan 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 080286533X
- ISBN-13: 978-0802865335
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 612 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #289,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Explores whether human minds can truly discover God without Christ Does all knowledge of God come through Christ alone, or can human beings discover truths about God philosophically? This volume of essays by expert Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox theologians examines the relationship between divine revelation through the person of Jesus Christ and human reason. These essays are the continuation of a lively, decades-long debate between Karl Barth and Erich Przywara, first sparked in 1932 when Barth wrote that the use of natural theology in the Catholic tradition was the invention of the anti-Christ. In The Analogy of Being, contributors analyze and reflect on both sides of the controversy and look deeply into such topics as the role of metaphysical thinking in theology, the nature and grace of human knowledge of God, and the Trinitarian structure of divine revelation and action.
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The analysis of being, Aug 23 2011
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This review is from: The Analogy of Being: Invention of the Anti-Christ or Wisdom of God? (Paperback)
One of the clearest memories I have of my first foray into Barth's Church Dogmatics is his statement that his work is largely directed towards discrediting the analogy of being. I was not aware of the immediate context of his concerns. However, it turns out that this argument has a rich background in Barth's interaction with the Catholic theologian Erich Przywara, and has served as a point of contest between Roman Catholic and Reformed thinkers for many years. The perception has been that this issue uncovers the fundamental difference between these two traditions and their point of discontinuity. Is there any way of speaking of an analogical relationship between God and creation apart from the incarnation of Christ?This is a rich volume of essays from Catholic and Protestant scholars addressing many facets of the issue. In many ways it is a recapitulation of the debate as it covers the historical context, theological foundations of either position, then proposals for rapprochement and the contemporary significance of the discussion on analogy.
It is very hard to review this book without reviewing each article. In general, however, the contributors provide a model of engaging theological writing and I found it to be tremendously illuminating on both the general theological issues and the development of the historical discussion. There is a weighting towards Catholic perspectives, largely I think because the Catholic position is the positive one in this instance and the Reformed are in a reactive stance. In general I enjoyed the earlier articles more than the later ones, as the detailed discussions of Thomistic metaphysics had a more robust flavour than the more tentative 'reflections' on where we might go from here.
After reading this, I would have to say that if I had to choose I would side with Przywara, as even those who disagree with him here seem to come around to some version of his view in the end. While more can be said about analogy than he said, there does not appear to be any way of doing authentic Christian theology without it.
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