Essays in Analytic Theology: Volume 1

by Michael C. Rea

Overview

This book is the first of two volumes collecting together Michael C. Rea's most substantial work in analytic theology. This volume considers the nature of God and our ability to talk and discover truths about God, whereas the companion volume focuses on theological questions about humanity and the human condition. The chapters in the first part of Volume I explore issues pertaining to discourse about God and the authority of scripture. Part two focuses on divine attributes, while part three discusses doctrine of the trinity and related issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198866800
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/23/2021
Series:	Oxford Studies in Analytic Theology
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Michael C. Rea, Rev. John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame and Professorial Fellow, Logos Institute for Analytic and Exegetical Theology, University of St Andrews

Michael C. Rea is Rev. John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is also a Professorial Fellow at the Logos Institute for Analytic & Exegetical Theology at the University of St Andrews. His research focuses primarily on topics in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and analytic theology. His publications include Voices from the Edge: Centring Marginalized Perspectives in Analytic Theology (co-edited with Michelle Panchuk; 2020), The Hiddenness of God (2018), Analytic Theology: New Essays in the Philosophy of Theology (co-edited with Oliver D. Crisp; 2009), Philosophical and Theological Essays on the Trinity (co-edited with Thomas McCall; 2009), and The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology (co-edited with Thomas P. Flint; 2009). He is also the series editor of Oxford Studies in Analytic Theology with Oliver D. Crisp.

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart I: Metatheology1. Realism in Theology and Metaphysics2. Theology without Idolatry or Violence3. Authority and TruthPart II: The Attributes of God4. Divine Attributes as a Topic in Analytical Theology5. Gender as a Divine Attribute (with postscript)6. God Beyond Being (with postscript)Part III: The Trinity7. The Trinity8. Polytheism and Christian Belief9. Relative Identity and the Doctrine of the Trinity10. Material Constitution and the Trinity, with Jeff BrowerReferences