Godsends: From Default Atheism to the Surprise of Revelation

William Desmond's "Godsends" is an original reflection on the "companioning" of philosophy and religion, exploring the boundaries between metaphysics and phenomenology, philosophy of religion and philosophical theology, apocalyptic and speculative, and religious passion and systematic reasoning. It follows an Augustinian itinerary, grappling with default atheism, exploring the middle space, dwelling with solitudes, meditating on idiot wisdom, transcendence, mysticisms, Kantian and post-Kantian variations, and the surprise of revelation. The book is written for thoughtful persons and scholars and will interest students of philosophy and religion.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 326 pages
\n Publication date: 15 November 2021
\n Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
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William Desmond, a philosopher and theologian, has been diligently working on a project that seeks to reopen boundaries between metaphysics, phenomenology, philosophy of religion, apocalypticism, and speculative thinking. His latest work, Godsends, is a profound reflection on the "companioning" of philosophy and religion. The book follows an Augustinian-like itinerary, moving from the exterior to the interior, from the inferior to the superior. Along the way, Desmond explores various themes, including the default atheism prevalent in contemporary intellectual culture, the middle space between finite and infinite, the solitudes as thresholds between self and the sacred, idiot wisdom and transcendence in an East-West perspective, the mysticisms of Aurobindo and the Arnhem Mystical Sermons, autonomy, Kantian and post-Kantian variations on the prodigal son story, the beatitudes as exceeding virtue in light of Aquinas's understanding, and the significance of Godsends in revealing the surprise of revelation in word, idea, and story.

Godsends is a thought-provoking and insightful book that will appeal to thoughtful persons and scholars who are perplexed about the place of religion in our time and hopeful for a renewed understanding of its significance. Desmond's work is a testament to his dedication to exploring the boundaries between philosophy and theology and his commitment to promoting dialogue and understanding between different religious and philosophical traditions.

\n Weight: 614g\n
Dimension: 411 x 236 x 27 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780268201579\n \n