To say nothing of the existence of God : the question of Martin Heidegger's later work for contemporary theology
There has been a persistent suggestion that Heidegger's work has major implications for theology, and in particular for 'fundamental theology' or that area of theological thought which is concerned with the nature of God, of creation and of being human. Heidegger has had an astonishing influence on not just one, but several movements in 20th century theology, having influenced Catholic and Protestant theologians alike. Despite having been taken up so widely, his place in Christian theology has rarely been analysed as a problem within itself, and where it has, the verdict so far has been largely negative. By analysing carefully Heidegger's critique of his own work I have been able to show that there are flaws in the conventional view of a fracture separating his earlier and later work. This is a provocative approach in existing scholarship because it challenges the basis on which Heidegger is being read in English and French, and to some extent in German, as well as the way in which his connection with theology has been either posited or repudiated. By indicating what Heidegger believed himself to be doing in his own work it has been possible to relocate him in ' relation to theology. This has important implications
Hemming, Laurence Paul
To say nothing of the existence of God : the question of Martin Heidegger's later work for contemporary theology. There has been a persistent suggestion that Heidegger's work has major implications for theology, and in particular for 'fundamental theology' or that area of theological thought which is concerned with the nature of God, of creation and of being human. Heidegger has had an astonishing influence on not just one, but several movements in 20th century theology, having influenced Catholic and Protestant theologians alike. Despite having been taken up so widely, his place in Christian theology has rarely been analysed as a problem within itself, and where it has, the verdict so far has been largely negative. By analysing carefully Heidegger's critique of his own work I have been able to show that there are flaws in the conventional view of a fracture separating his earlier and later work. This is a provocative approach in existing scholarship because it challenges the basis on which Heidegger is being read in English and French, and to some extent in German, as well as the way in which his connection with theology has been either posited or repudiated. By indicating what Heidegger believed himself to be doing in his own work it has been possible to relocate him in ' relation to theology. This has important implications
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