Altizer Godhead and the Nothing

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8642-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

An eminent theologian argues that nothingness is necessary in order to fully actualize the Godhead.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Altizer, Thomas J. J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1. The Name of God

2. Primordial Sacrifice

3. Primordial Evil

4. Evil and Nothingness

5. Evil and the Godhead

6. The Genesis of Evil

7. The Transfiguration of Evil

8. The Self-Saving of God

9. The Absolute Abyss

10. The Body of Abyss

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas J. J. Altizer is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is the author of a number of books, including The Contemporary Jesus; History as Apocalypse (both published by SUNY Press); The Genesis of God: A Theological Genealogy; Radical Theology and the Death of God (with William Hamilton); The Self-Embodiment of God; and The Descent Into Hell: A Study of the Radical Reversal of the Christian Consciousness.