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- Title
Burrell's Critical Thomism: Aquinas and Kant Revisited.
- Authors
Norman, Jack E. V.
- Abstract
David Burrell's version of Aquinas was written with Kantian parallels in mind. This is the accusation of John Milbank that was questioned by Nicholas Lash and Paul DeHart in a series of articles. 'Burrell's Critical Thomism' shows beyond doubt that Milbank's claim is correct: Burrell cites Kant throughout his oeuvre and finds parallels between Aquinas and Kant's philosophies. However, this article also shows that the form of Kantianism promulgated by Burrell is not as dogmatic as Milbank argues, especially in Burrell's later writings. If Milbank's critique holds, it follows that a properly negative theology must be denied. Finally, the relationship between Milbank's participatory theology and Burrell's emphasis on divine simpleness is examined in order to critically evaluate the status of participation in God, arguing that, for Aquinas, it does not make sense to say we participate in the divine essence, only in its likeness. Direct participation in God's essence is rendered incoherent by divine simpleness.
- Subjects
THEOLOGY; CHRISTIANITY; RELIGIONS; CHRISTIAN life; RELIGIOUS doctrines
- Publication
Modern Theology, 2024, Vol 40, Issue 2, p347
- ISSN
0266-7177
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/moth.12881