God and Being

God and Being, Volume 1, examines the complex historical and philosophical relationship between the concept of God and the category of Being. Within the realms of religion and Christian theology, Western thought has traditionally linked the supreme Being to the source of all existence. This volume investigates the challenges posed by Martin Heidegger and postmodern thought, which critiqued this connection as ontotheology. George Pattison explores whether these philosophical critiques necessitate a complete abandonment of the link between God and Being.

This work of philosophy and comparative religion analyzes how abstract ideas influence Christian views on salvation and the relationship between God and the world. The text considers how time, space, language, and human embodiment shape these theological understandings. By evaluating God as purely possible Being rather than actual Being, the book opens new pathways for dialogue with science and non-theistic traditions. It provides a rigorous survey of modern religious thought and its intersection with metaphysical inquiry.