Exploring Theological Paradoxes

Cyril Orji (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-29058-4 (ISBN)

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This book focuses on the question of theological paradox, exploring what it means and its place in theological method from a Christian perspective. Just as paradoxes are unavoidable in logic and mathematics, paradoxes are inevitable in religious and theological discourses. The chapters in this volume examine a number of cases, including the ‘Red Heifer paradox’, the ‘liar paradox’, and the ‘paradox of omnipotence’, and attention is given to Christian doctrines such as the Trinity and the Incarnation. Arguing for a renewed understanding and appreciation of the role of paradox, this study will be of interest to scholars of theology and the philosophy of religion.

Cyril Orji is a systematic theologian and Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Dayton, USA.

Introduction

1 The Intrigue of Paradox

2 Religion and Self-Referential Paradox

3 Classical Judaism and the Paradox of the Red Heifer

4 Christianity and the Liar Paradox

5 Christology and the Paradox of Omnipotence

6 The Incarnation and the Logical Principle of Non-Contradiction

7 The Religion-Buridan Dilemma, Dialogue, and the Search for a Metalanguage of Discourse

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Erscheinungsdatum	05.07.2022
Reihe/Serie	Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	1-032-29058-7 / 1032290587
ISBN-13	978-1-032-29058-4 / 9781032290584
Zustand	Neuware