God Without Metaphysics: Some Thomistic Reflections on Heidegger's Onto-Theological Critique and the Future of Natural Theology

The Heideggerian critique of onto-theology has attained a semi-canonical status for continental philosophy of religion. But is the critique itself sound, and does it actually result in a richer philosophical and theological discourse concerning God? In this paper, I argue that Heidegger's onto-...

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Main Author: Gable, Justin (Author)
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center 2021
In: American catholic philosophical quarterly
Year: 2021, Volume: 95, Issue: 3, Pages: 527-548
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