Rethinking Faith A Radical Advent - With John Caputo
Dec 4, 2024
Join philosopher and theologian John Caputo as he unpacks the intriguing world of Radical Theology. He dives into the complexities of unconditional love within an indifferent universe and critiques traditional metaphysics. Caputo introduces theopoetics, advocating for an experiential engagement with spirituality. He connects the deconstruction of faith with the Advent season, presenting God as an event shaped by human compassion. Explore the nuanced distinctions between faith and belief, all while emphasizing the importance of community and dialogue in understanding spirituality.
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Theopoetics Defined
- Theopoetics is not about applying poetry to God, but about constituting God through imaginative engagement.
- It's about creatively figuring the divine, not representing a pre-existing entity.
Theological Constitution
- We constitute imaginative objects in theology, like perceiving physical objects but with imaginative engagement.
- These objects are true like a novel, offering profound truths without literal reality.
Conditional Unconditional
- Strong metaphysical claims about God condition the unconditional, making them deconstructible.
- Our words and concepts limit God, so recognize this limitation.