Beschreibung:
Beyond Monotheism is an absorbing and lyrical exploration of the possibility of a new, living theology of multiplicity that is grounded in fluidity, change and incarnation.
1 Introduction: incarnation ... again PART I The logic of the One 2 Then came the word: the invention of monotheism 3 ''No god but me'': the roots of monotheism in Israel 4 End of the many: the roots of monotheism in Greek philosophy 5 ''I am because we are'': the roots of multiplicity in Africa 6 Monotheism, western science, and the theory of everything 7 When hell freezes over PART II Toward divine multiplicity 8 Starting the story again 9 Thinking being? Or why we need ontology ... again 10 Thinking multiplicity 11 Divine multiplicity ... 12 ... In a world of difference PART III Ethics and postures of multiplicity 13 A turn to ethics: beyond nationalism 14 A turn to ethics: unity beyond monotheism