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The Insistence of God

A Theology of Perhaps, Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion

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The Insistence of God

By: John D. Caputo
Narrated by: Ron Dewey
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The Insistence of God presents the provocative idea that God does not exist, God insists, while God's existence is a human responsibility, which may or may not happen. For John D. Caputo, God's existence is haunted by "perhaps," which does not signify indecisiveness but an openness to risk, to the unforeseeable. Perhaps constitutes a theology of what is to come and what we cannot see coming. Responding to current critics of continental philosophy, Caputo explores the materiality of perhaps and the promise of the world. He shows how perhaps can become a new theology of the gaps God opens.

©2013 John D. Caputo (P)2014 Redwood Audiobooks Christianity Religious Studies Humanism Morality

Critic reviews

"John Caputo has done it again with his latest work of radical theology... a real tour de force... It is difficult to know which to admire more his great erudition or his remarkable courage." (Patrick Masterson, University College, Dublin-Patrick Masterson, University College, Dublin)
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Audio has problems. Repetitions and overlaps in the audio; and some sections are just not there.
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Good book though.
I liked his non anthropocentric turn at the middle of the book, towards a Cosmo-poetics, which I deem as more insightful and even useful than his Theo-poetics.

Audio woes; good book

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I loved the general move of this book and I thought the reading was great. I felt like it could have been done in half the time. Definitely not one to put on in the background as it’s quite dense in places. Perhaps (see what I did there) I’m the dense one?

Good thoughts - could be way more succinct

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