God as Nothing: Why 'Does God exist?' may be the wrong question
Markus, Gilbert
ISBN 10: 1917362048 ISBN 13: 9781917362047
Published by Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd, 2025
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A highly original new book that challenges the underlying assumption of both believers and atheists that their arguments depend on proof that God either exists or that God doesn’t exist
- Deftly underscores a long tradition in Jewish and Christian writings of viewing ‘God’ not as a particular entity, but as the mystery which underlies all that exists
- Allows a more fruitful dialogue when talking about God cantered around justice, peace and compassion
God as Nothing challenges the underlying assumption of both believers and atheists that their arguments depend on proof that God either exists or that God doesn’t exist. Gilbert Márkus demonstrates a long tradition in Jewish and Christian writings of viewing ‘God’ not as a particular entity, but as the mystery which underlies all that exists. This may develop into a way of talking about God which allows fruitful dialogue and – perhaps above all – a shared engagement in seeking ‘the things of God’: justice, peace and compassion.
About the Author: Gilbert Markus was a Dominican friar for 21 years, and ordained a priest in 1987. He studied theology at Blackfriars Oxford and at Edinburgh University (B.D., M.Th., S.T.L.) and taught and wrote on Liberation Theology for many years. On leaving the Dominicans in 2002, he taught and researched in medieval ‘Celtic’ history and theology at the universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh and Glasgow. He is currently finishing historical research in a four-year AHRC-funded research project on the monastery of Iona. His many books include The Radical Tradition: Saints in the Struggle for Justice and Peace (DLT, 1992).
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Title: God as Nothing: Why 'Does God exist?' may be...
Publisher: Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New