The Challenge of God : Continental Philosophy and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

The essays in this volume discuss the ways in which God challenges us. They allow leading figures in continental philosophy of religion to rethink and engage with the Catholic intellectual tradition. In view of the double vocative that characterizes the relation of Creator to creature, this book offers critiques of modern and postmodern philosophy for the ways in which they have separated philosophy, theology and spirituality. At the same time this collection examines the complicated relationship of God to Being and the meaning of Revelation, as well as highlighting the context and the role of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. Discussions include the Catholic Principle and its relevance in contemporary times, and Christian epic visionaries such as Dante, Milton, Blake, and Joyce, providing scholars a forum to debate their theological identity and its meaning for future studies. This volume contributes a unique engagement from many perspectives with the Catholic intellectual tradition in its philosophical, theological, spiritual, literary, and artistic dimensions. Cover 1 Contents 6 Notes on Contributors 7 Preface Colby Dickinson, Hugh Miller, and Kathleen McNutt 10 Introduction: God as Challenge: The Past and Future of Continental Philosophy of Religion Bruce Ellis Benson 12 1 Is God a Challenge for Philosophy? Adriaan T. Peperzak 34 2 On the Infinite: A Response to Adriaan Peperzak David Tracy 42 3 God and the Ambivalence of Being Jean-Luc Marion, Translated by Kathleen McNutt 48 4 Being, God, Nihilism, Love: On Marion’s “Ambiguity of Being” Hugh Miller 66 5 A Phenomenology of Revelation: Contemporary Encounters with Saint Ignatius Loyola Robyn Horner 80 6 “Consolation without Previous Cause”? Consolation, Controversy, and Devotional Agency J. Michelle Molina 98 7 Tradition and Event: Radicalizing the Catholic Principle John D. Caputo 110 8 Theological Thinking and John Caputo’s Tradition and Event: Radicalizing the Catholic Principle John McCarthy 124 9 Epic and the Crucified God Thomas J. J. Altizer 138 10 Scripture, Epic, and Radical Catholicism: A Response to Thomas J. J. Altizer Adam Kotsko 146 11 Anatheism: A Theopoetic Challenge Richard Kearney 154 12 The God Machine: Techno-Theology and Theo-Poetics John Panteleimon Manoussakis 172 Index 181 "In view of the double vocative that characterizes the relation of Creator to creature, this book offers critiques of modern and postmodern philosophy for the ways in which they have separated philosophy, theology, and spirituality. This collection examines the complicated relationship of God to Being and the meaning of Revelation, as well as highlighting the context and the role of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. Discussions include the Catholic Principle and its relevance in contemporary times, and Christian epic visionaries such as Dante, Milton, Blake, and Joyce, providing scholars a forum to debate their theological identity and its meaning for future studies. This volume contributes a unique engagement from many perspectives with the Catholic intellectual tradition in its philosophical, theological, spiritual, literary, and artistic dimensions."-- Provided by publisher