On the absence and unknowability of God : Heidegger and the Areopagite

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On the absence and unknowability of God : Heidegger and the Areopagite

Christos Yannaras ; translated by Haralambos Ventis

T & T Clark International, 2005

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Translated into English

Greek language, Domos Publishers

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An English translation of a contemporary classic in Orthodox theology, this text refutes one of the main atheistic arguments. It includes a major introduction to the work of Yannaras and the modern significance of Greek Orthodox theology by Andrew Louth. Yannaras begins by outlining Heidegger's analysis of the fate of western metaphysics, which ends, he argues, in a nihilistic atheism. Yannaras's response is largely to accept Heidegger's analysis, but to argue that, although it applies to the western tradition of what Heidegger calls "onto theology" (which regards God as a "being", even if the highest), it does not take account of the Orthodox tradition of apophatic theology, of which Dionysius the Areopagite is a pre-eminent example. A God "beyond being" escapes the criticism of Heidegger, and provides an alternative to Heidegger's nihilistic conclusion.

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  • NCID
    BA6978490X
  • ISBN
    • 0567088065
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    und
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    136 p
  • Size
    23 cm
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