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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464750303321

Autore

Clarke W. Norris (William Norris), <1915->

Titolo

The philosophical approach to God [[electronic resource] ] : a neo-Thomist perspective / / W. Norris Clarke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Fordham University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-8232-3716-8

0-8232-4830-5

Edizione

[2nd rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (171 p.)

Disciplina

231

Soggetti

God (Christianity)

Neo-Scholasticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-163).

Nota di contenuto

The turn to the inner way in contemporary neo-thomism -- The transcendental Thomist movement -- The ascent through the dynamism of the intellect -- The ascent through the dynamism of the will -- The metaphysical ascent to God through participation and the analogical structure of our language about God -- Why the inner path is insufficient -- Ascent to God through participation metaphysics -- The analogical structure of language about God -- Christian theism and Whiteheadian process philosophy : are they compatible? -- Is God creator of the universe? : Whitehead's position -- God's real relatedness to the world, mutability, and enrichment by the world.

Sommario/riassunto

Including three lectures delivered by the author at Wake Forest University in 1979, this book is a useful resource for scholars and teachers of the philosophy of religion.