Naming God: Or Why Names are not Attributes

The article argues that philosophers of religion and theologians should pay less attention to the so-called ‘classical attributes’ of God and more attention to the neglected, but venerable, tradition of the divine names. Grounded in Scripture, these reflections are predicated on the doctrine of Crea...

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Main Author: Soskice, Janet Martin 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
In: New blackfriars
Year: 2020, Volume: 101, Issue: 1092, Pages: 182-195
Further subjects:B Creatio ex nihilo
B Book of Revelation
B Creation
B Attributes
B Bonaventure. Maimonides
B Philo
B Descartes
B Being
B Names
B Revelation
B Aquinas
B Christian
B Religious Language
B God
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Summary:The article argues that philosophers of religion and theologians should pay less attention to the so-called ‘classical attributes’ of God and more attention to the neglected, but venerable, tradition of the divine names. Grounded in Scripture, these reflections are predicated on the doctrine of Creation, and what it is for human beings as creatures to speak of their Creator. The article demonstrates that, even the so-called ‘classical attributes’, when placed in the divine names tradition, are far from being mere ‘natural theology’ but Christological to the core and lead us, through intellect, into the mysteries of awe and prayer.
ISSN:1741-2005
Contains:Enthalten in: New blackfriars
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/nbfr.12544