Reframing God: John Caputo as theologian

This article draws upon the work of John Caputo to explore ways of reframing faith in God in a manner congruent with a postmodern sensibility. The heart of this shift lies in moving away from an ontological starting point that objectifies the being of God, towards an attempt to analyse the lived exp...

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Published inTheology (Norwich) Vol. 125; no. 6; pp. 412 - 420
Main Author Williams, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.11.2022
Subjects
call
atheism
madness
Derrida
impossible
secret
event
metaphysics
postmodern
apophatic
ontology
nescience
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Summary:This article draws upon the work of John Caputo to explore ways of reframing faith in God in a manner congruent with a postmodern sensibility. The heart of this shift lies in moving away from an ontological starting point that objectifies the being of God, towards an attempt to analyse the lived experience of faith in terms of an orientation to ‘the impossible’, an existential response to a call, and the embrace of radical uncertainty in pursuit of a transformed world. The article concludes that this is not atheism; God is profiled in terms of promise, call and event.
ISSN:0040-571X
2044-2696
DOI:10.1177/0040571X221133788