The ambition of anatheism is to disclose a site where the freedom of our will is rooted in a listening to a word of which one is neither source nor master p. Critical studies in religion, politics and culture series and engages aspects of phenomenology, hermeneutics, existentialism and political considerations to respond to a pressing, recurring question. By analyzing the roots of our own anatheistic moment, kearney shows not only how a return to god is possible for those who seek it but also how a more liberating faith can be born. The art of anatheism reframing continental philosophy of religion. Anatheism refers to an inaugural event that lies at the heart of every great religion, a wager between hospitality and hostility to the stranger, the otherthe sense of something more. I will say a word about each in turn, though strictly speaking they do not constitute five sequential moments. The title of this study already suggest that it is necessary or at least possible, but that this concept is not without critique critique of richard kearneys anatheism. Philosophy and theology, a colloquium event for msgr. Anatheism refers to an inaugural event that lies at the heart of every great religion, a wager between hospitality and hostility to the stranger, the other the sense of something more. Verhoef and others published transcendence and anatheism find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. This book proposes a way to think and speak about god in and through our contemporary, secular society, bridging the theistatheist divide by considering the. Anatheism returning to god after god by richard kearney 2011. This third option, this wager of faith beyond faith, i call anatheism.
Abraham s heartless banishment of hagar and ishmael is totally at odds with his hospitable reaction to the arrival of the alien nomads from nowhere. By analyzing the roots of our own anatheistic moment, kearney shows not only how a return to god is possible for those who seek it but also how a more. Anatheism returning to god after god by richard kearney 2011 this book, being published several years after his trilogy, the last of the trilogy published in 2003 we can see a maturing of richard kearneys thought, whereby he can present a philosophical approach that has the capacity to bring together theists, agnostics and atheists. This is a road map for those who have moved intellectually away. Pdf what prevents a modern man, living in a more or less secularized world, from finding new and lifegiving answers to his spiritual inquiries.
Distinguished philosopher richard kearney calls this condition anatheos, or god after goda moment of creative not knowing that signifies a break with former. Cd o o o o o o o ct3 o o o o o o o o o o o o cd o o o o o o o o o o o o. Chatting up anatheism in search of authentic and credible. Returning to god after god is part of the insurrections. Capable of the most cruel acts, abraham is also capable of welcoming potentially threatening strangers into his home with open. Abrahams heartless banishment of hagar and ishmael is totally at odds with his hospitable reaction to the arrival of the alien nomads from nowhere. Pdf anatheisman incentive to discover the importance of. Clearing space january 5, 2010 by dave mesing this is the first post of four that considers richard kearney s new book anatheism. In anatheism, richard kearney sets a path of returning to god after god. In other words, the divine other first reveals itself in the guise of three unknown strangers before abrahams act of hospitality permits the further.