The Oxford Handbook of Divine Revelation

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ID23305741
EditorsBalázs M Mezei (0000-0001-6796-4814, Philosophy, Pázmány Péter Catholic University), Francesca Aran Murphy (Theology, University of Notre Dame), KENNETH OAKES (Theology, University of Notre Dame)
Year2021
Publication date2021-06-03
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueOxford Handbook of Divine Revelation (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198795353.001.0001
OpenAlexW4254392334
ISBN9780198795353
LanguageEN
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Following some of our eminent predecessors of recent decades, this volume takes a multidisciplinary approach to the notion of divine revelation to examine what it can mean in our time. Thus the book is divided into parts, reflecting how a proper understanding of God’s revelation can be reached systemically, with each part offering an avenue by which to comprehend divine disclosure. Some chapters deal with the biblical background to revelation; others examine the delicate relationship between a Christian understanding of the fulfilment of revelation in Christ and the original revelation given to Moses and Abraham, and to the created whole in the act of creation; yet others explore the theological aspects of revelation, from the Trinitarian problematic to charismatic forms of revelation. The philosophical explorations of revelation show the importance of philosophical reflection on revelation today and over time. A radical understanding of revelation is the ultimate horizon of the reality of divine revelation, connecting biblical, theological, philosophical, historical and comparative, and scientific approaches. Revelation-related forms in Hinduism, Buddhism, the Chinese tradition, and African religions contribute to an understanding of the important role of divine revelation in connecting cultures and religions around the globe. The notion of revelation in Judaism and Islam also has a paramount role in any comparative understanding, which must extend to the importance of our conceptions of revelation in the context of European history, especially the Holocaust, a watershed in our contemporary reflections on revelation which triggered radical re-evaluation of traditional theological and philosophical conceptions.

Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Revelation · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Philosophy

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