Knowing God Beyond Imagining: A Critical Appraisal of the Relation between Systematic Theology and Concrete Reality in John Milbank's Thought

John Milbank's work repeatedly invites two fundamental criticisms: he supposedly prioritises abstract thought over concrete reality, and he claims for himself a God's eye perspective on reality that is forgetful of any epistemological limits concerning a truthful human vision of the whole....

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Auteur principal: Alpers, Christiane 1987- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
Dans: Modern theology
Année: 2017, Volume: 33, Numéro: 4, Pages: 511-528
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Milbank, John 1952- / Schillebeeckx, Edward 1914-2009 / Dieu / Perspective / Ontologie / Imagination
RelBib Classification:KAJ Époque contemporaine
NBC Dieu
NBE Anthropologie
VA Philosophie
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Résumé:John Milbank's work repeatedly invites two fundamental criticisms: he supposedly prioritises abstract thought over concrete reality, and he claims for himself a God's eye perspective on reality that is forgetful of any epistemological limits concerning a truthful human vision of the whole. Contrary to the first criticism, this article appreciates the way in which Milbank follows twentieth-century Ressourcement theologies in relating concrete reality and abstract systematic thought. The second criticism does not disqualify Milbank's ontology, but encourages a more consequent application of this ontology in his assessment of concrete reality. As a corrective, Edward Schillebeeckx's contribution to Ressourcement theologies is revisited, as his work bears the promise of attaining an ever more limitless vision of God, via the path of contemplating concrete reality.
ISSN:1468-0025
Contient:Enthalten in: Modern theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/moth.12335