Essays in Analytic Theology: Volume I & II (Oxford Studies in Analytic Theology)

✍ Scribed by Michael C. Rea

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 238
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This two-volume collection brings together Michael C. Rea's most substantial work in analytic theology. The first volume considers the nature of God and our ability to talk and discover truths about God, whereas Volume II 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. Part one of Volume II considers the doctrines of the incarnation, original sin, and atonement. Part two examines the problem of evil, the problem of divine hiddenness, and a theological problem that arises in connection with the idea God not only tolerates but validates a response of angry protest in the face of these problems.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Essays in Analytic Theology: Volume 1
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
1. Metatheology
2. The Attributes of God
3. The Trinity
References
Part I: Metatheology
Chapter 1: Realism in Theology and Metaphysics
1. Byrne’s Argument
2. Van Fraassen
3. Two Stances
4. Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Theology without Idolatry or Violence
1. Objectionable Metaphysics
2. Hector’s Proposal
3. Problems
4. Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Authority and Truth
1. Authority
2. Truth
3. Authority and Truth
References
Part II: The Attributes of God
Chapter 4: Divine Attributes as a Topic in Analytic Theology
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Gender as a Divine Attribute
1. The Main Argument Summarized
2. Gender and the Imago Dei
3. The Argument against Genderism
4. Implications for Traditionalism
5. Postscript (2019)
References
Chapter 6: God beyond Being: Towards a Credible Account of Divine Transcendence
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Postscript (2019)
References
Part III: The Trinity
Chapter 7: The Trinity
1. The Problem of the Trinity
2. Solving the Problem
2.1 Latin Trinitarianism
2.2 Greek Trinitarianism
3. The Constitution Model
References
Chapter 8: Polytheism and Christian Belief
1. New Kingdom Amun-Re Theology
2. Monotheism or Polytheism?
3. Conclusion
References
Chapter 9: Relative Identity and the Doctrine of the Trinity
1. Relative Identity
2. The RI Strategy
3. Objections
4. Conclusion
References
Chapter 10: Material Constitution and the Trinity [with Jeffrey Brower]
1. The Problem of the Trinity
2. Sameness without Identity and the Problem of Material Constitution
2.1 Accidental Sameness Characterized
2.2 Accidental Sameness Defended
3. Sameness without Identity and the Problem of the Trinity
4. Important Consequences
References
Index