In this study the apparent conflicts between the concept of nature and the concept of God, and the relationship between the concept of God and the concept of world provide the basis for analysing how Gordon D. Kaufman reformulates the concept of God. For Kaufman the concepts of world and nature are religiously relevant insofar as they call for a theology for our contemporary life centred in this world rather than in some metaphysical beyond. This study examines how Kaufman articulates a concept of God that is not necessarily bound by the traditions of a particular religion, but also whether he offers a concept of God for the so-called 'secular' modern world. / Chapter one examines how Kaufman conceives of the difference between world and nature. Chapter two relates the analysis of these concepts to the concept of God as well as Kaufman's treatment of revelation in light of his attempts to reconstruct the concept of God. Chapter three considers some of Kaufman's recent suggestions for reformulating the concept of God that take into account the relativist and historicist perspectives.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.83183 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Henderson, Mark |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Faculty of Religious Studies.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002293378, proquestno: AAIMR22599, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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