In view of the double vocative that characterizes the relation of Creator to creature, this book offers critiques of modern and postmodern philosophy for the ways in which they have separated philosophy, theology, and spirituality.This collection examines the complicated relationship of God to Being and the meaning of Revelation, as well as highlighting the context and the role of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. Discussions include the Catholic Principle and its relevance in contemporary times, and Christian epic visionaries such as Dante, Milton, Blake, and Joyce, providing scholars a forum to debate their theological identity and its meaning for future studies. This volume contributes a unique engagement from many perspectives with the Catholic intellectual tradition in its philosophical, theological, spiritual, literary, and artistic dimensions.

Notes on ContributorsPreface - Colby Dickinson, Hugh Miller and Kathleen McNutt, Loyola University Chicago, USAIntroduction: God as Challenge: The Past and Future of Continental Philosophy of Religion - Bruce Ellis Benson, University of St. Andrews, UKChapter 1: Is God a Challenge for Philosophy? - Adriaan T. Peperzak, Loyola University Chicago, USAChapter 2: On the Infinite: A Response to Adriaan Peperzak - David Tracy, University of Chicago, USAChapter 3: God and the Ambivalence of Being - Jean-Luc Marion, University of Chicago, USA Chapter 4: Being, God, Nihilism, Love: On Marion's 'Ambiguity of Being' - Hugh Miller, Loyola University Chicago, USAChapter 5: A Phenomenology of Revelation: Contemporary Encounters with Saint Ignatius Loyola - Robyn Horner, Australian Catholic University, AustraliaChapter 6: 'Consolation Without Previous Cause'? Consolation, Controversy, and Devotional Agency - J. Michelle Molina, Northwestern University, USAChapter 7: Tradition and Event: Radicalizing the Catholic Principle - John D. Caputo, Syracuse University and Villanova University, USAChapter 8: Theological Thinking and John Caputo's 'Tradition and Event: Radicalizing the Catholic Principle' - John McCarthy, Loyola University Chicago, USAChapter 9: Epic and the Crucified God - Thomas J. J. Altizer, SUNY Stony Brook, USAChapter 10: From Scripture, Epic, and Radical Catholicism: A Response to Thomas J.J. Altizer - Adam Kotsko, Shimer College, USAChapter 11: Anatheism: A Theopoetic Challenge - Richard Kearney, Boston College, USAChapter 12: The God Machine: Techno-Theology and Theo-Poetics - John Panteleimon Manoussakis, College of the Holy Cross, USABibliographyIndex