Odyssey on the Sea of Faith: The Life and Writings of Don Cupitt

by Nigel Leaves

Overview

In Odyssey on the Sea of Faith, Nigel Leaves maps the ways in which the ideas of Don Cupitt have developed, evolved and changed -- from mildly evangelical, to liberal, to leading exponent of the view that there is no God out there and that we must create new religious ways of be-ing. This book makes sense of Cupitt. For those interested in the ideas of Don Cupitt, it will be the authoritative resource for many years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780944344620
Publisher:	Polebridge Press
Publication date:	11/28/2003
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Preface	xi
	Introduction	1
	The Formative Years	13
	1967-1979: The Negative Theology	21
	1980-1985: Non-realism--"coming out"	27
	1986-1989: Postmodernism and Anti-realism	37
	1990-1997: Expressionism--religion without God	51
	1998: The Turn to Be-ing and Heidegger	79
	1999-2000: Ordinary Language	91
	2000 to date: The Religion of the Future	101
	Conclusion	111
	Notes	117
	Bibliography	124
	Index	138