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In the face of religious and cultural diversity, some doubt whether Christian faith remains possible today. Critics claim that religion is irrational and violent, and the loudest defenders of Christianity are equally strident. In response, Desire, Faith, and the Darkness of God: Essays in Honor of Denys Turner explores the uncertainty essential to Christian commitment; it suggests that faith is moved by a desire for that which cannot be known. This approach is inspired by the tradition of Christian apophatic theology, which argues that language cannot capture divine transcendence. From this perspective, contemporary debates over God’s existence represent a dead end: if God is not simply another object in the world, then faith begins not in abstract certainty but in a love that exceeds the limits of knowledge. The essays engage classic Christian thought alongside literary and philosophical sources ranging from Pseudo-Dionysius and Dante to Karl Marx and Jacques Derrida. Building on the work of Denys Turner, they indicate that the boundary between atheism and Christian thought is productively blurry. Instead of settling the stale dispute over whether religion is rationally justified, their work suggests instead that Christian life is an ethical and political practice impassioned by a God who transcends understanding. (Publisher).

Theology --- 231.133.11 --- 215.2 --- 23 <082> --- 215.2 Geloven en weten --- Geloven en weten --- 231.133.11 Kenbaarheid van God --- Kenbaarheid van God --- Christian theology --- Theology, Christian --- Christianity --- Religion --- 23 <082> Dogmatiek. Systematische theologie. Theologie:--in strikte zin--Feestbundels. Festschriften --- 23 <082> Theologie dogmatique. Theologie systematique. Theologie dans le sens stricte--Feestbundels. Festschriften --- Dogmatiek. Systematische theologie. Theologie:--in strikte zin--Feestbundels. Festschriften --- Theologie dogmatique. Theologie systematique. Theologie dans le sens stricte--Feestbundels. Festschriften --- Festschrift - Libri Amicorum --- Religious studies --- Christian spirituality

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Few phrases in Scripture have occasioned as much discussion as has the “I am who I am” of Exodus 3:14. What does this phrase mean? How does it relate to the divine name, YHWH? Is it an answer to Moses’ question (v. 13), or an evasion of an answer?The trend in late-nineteenth- and twentieth-century scholarly interpretations of this verse was to superimpose later Christian interpretations, which built on Greek and Latin translations, on the Hebrew text. According to such views, the text presents an etymology of the divine name that suggests God’s active presence with Israel or what God will accomplish for Israel; the text does not address the nature or being of God. However, this trend presents challenges to theological interpretation, which seeks to consider critically the value pre-modern Christian readings have for faithful appropriations of Scripture today.In “Too Much to Grasp”: Exodus 3:13?15 and the Reality of God, Andrea Saner argues for an alternative way forward for twenty-first century readings of the passage, using Augustine of Hippo as representative of the misunderstood interpretive tradition. Read within the literary contexts of the received form of the book of Exodus and the Pentateuch as a whole, the literal sense of Exodus 3:13–15 addresses both who God is as well as God’s action. The “I am who I am” of v. 14a expresses indefiniteness; while God reveals himself as YHWH and offers this name for the Israelites to call upon him, God is not exhausted by this revelation but rather remains beyond human comprehension and control.

God --- God (Christianity) --- God (Judaism) --- Name --- Biblical teaching. --- Biblical teaching --- Bible. --- Chʻuraegŭpki (Book of the Old Testament) --- Exodus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Khurūj --- Kitāb-i Shimūt (Book of the Old Testament) --- Shemot --- Sifr al-Khurūj (Book of the Old Testament) --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- 231.133.11 --- 231.12 --- 222.3 --- 221.06 --- 222.3 Exodus. Leviticus. Numeri --- 222.3 L'Exode. Le Lévitique. Les Nombres --- Exodus. Leviticus. Numeri --- L'Exode. Le Lévitique. Les Nombres --- 221.06 Oud Testament: hermeneutiek; exegese --- Oud Testament: hermeneutiek; exegese --- 231.12 Wezen van God --- Wezen van God --- 231.133.11 Kenbaarheid van God --- Kenbaarheid van God --- Metaphysics --- Misotheism --- Theism --- Name&delete& --- Gegenwart Gottes --- Bibel --- Shemos --- Gott --- Gottesgegenwart --- Göttliche Gegenwart --- Allgegenwart Gottes --- Einwohnung Gottes --- Schekina --- Gegenwart