Catholicism and the Problem of God

This Element is an overview of the Catholic conception of God and of philosophical problems regarding God that arose during its historical development. After summarizing key Catholic doctrines, the first section considers problems regarding God that arose because Catholicism originally drew on both Jewish and Greek conceptions of God. The second section turns to controversies regarding God as Trinitarian and incarnate, which arose in early church councils, with reference to how that conception developed during the Middle Ages. In the third section, the author considers problems regarding God's actions towards creatures, including creation, providence, predestination, and the nature of divine action in itself. Finally, the last section considers problems regarding how we relate to God. The Element focuses on tensions among different Catholic spiritualities, and on problems having to do with analogical language about God and human desire for God.

List of contents

1. The basic catholic conception of God and its Jewish and Greek inheritance; 2. Trinitarian and incarnational controversies; 3. Problems with God's relations to creatures; 4. Problems with human approaches to God; References; Abbreviations.

Summary

This Element is an overview of the Catholic conception of God and of philosophical problems regarding God that arose during its historical development. It focuses on tensions among different Catholic spiritualities, and on problems having to do with analogical language about God and human desire for God.

Product details

• Authors: Mark K Spencer, Mark K. Spencer, Mark K. (University of St. Thomas ) Spencer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2023
• EAN: 9781009290678
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0929067-8
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Problems of God
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Nature & existence of God, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Nature and existence of God and of the Divine