Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-149) / In this dissertation the author reflects on the absence and presence of God within Christianity. This is
accomplished through engaging and seeking to understand key conversations following the Copernican
Revolution and the-death-of God . The goal is to understand and model how it is that Christianity
defines itself as a faith tied to knowing God and yet is appraised by many as a religion characterized
by God's conspicuous silence, absence and death. These are 'God after God' conversations understood
to include contributions from philosophers, Essentialists, and Christians following the-death-of
God. With these 'God after God' conversations are tied to the institutional expression of Christianity
and the diversification of and within religion during the modern era. It is with this in mind that the
conjunction and disjunction between Christianity as religion, spirituality, and mysticism can perhaps
enable a post-institutional expression of Christianity as the practice of the relational presence of God. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Christian Spirituality)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/26548 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Victor, Timothy |
| Contributors | Lombaard, Christo |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (150 leaves) : illustrations, application/pdf |
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