{"product_id":"presence-and-absence-god-as-nothing-in-christian-tradition-9781640659629","title":"Presence and Absence: God as 'Nothing' in Christian Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating journey through five thousand years of thought, in pursuit of the radical Judeo-Christian idea of God as an ineffable mystery that underlies all existence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePresence and Absence\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the underlying assumption of both believers and atheists that their arguments depend on proof that God either exists or doesn't. Instead, Gilbert Márkus demonstrates a rich tradition in Jewish and Christian writings of viewing 'God' not as a particular entity, but as the mystery which underlies all that exists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMárkus identifies this concept in the Bible, in the thought of Augustine, Aquinas, and Eckhart, and in the poetry of R.S. Thomas and Paul Celan. In the end, he encourages the reader to meditate and pray on the notion of \"God as Nothing,\" of eternity that lies outside the continuum of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gilbert Markus's riveting little book on the 'nothingness' of God simultaneously allures, teases, and destabilizes the reader...this book will provoke much stimulus for debate in schools, colleges, and churches.\" -Sarah Coakley, FBA, Norris-Hulse Professor emerita, University of Cambridge, and author, \u003ci\u003eGod, Sexuality and the Self\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Márkus has an engaging way with words and a playful approach to how language works towards God as Nothing...This is analytical theology at its most accessible.\"-Rt. Rev. Dr. John Saxbee, \u003ci\u003e Church Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMárkus, Gilbert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGilbert Márkus\u003c\/b\u003e has taught and researched medieval 'Celtic' history and theology at the universities of St. Andrews, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. He was a Dominican friar for 21 years. He's currently engaged in a long-term research project on the monastery of Iona. He's written numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Radical Tradition: Saints in the Struggle for Justice and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConceiving a Nation: Scotland to AD 900\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seabury Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103847018770,"sku":"9781640659629","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ffa0f30-4f4e-4296-a2a3-3b00a881e4ab.jpg?v=1773157999","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/presence-and-absence-god-as-nothing-in-christian-tradition-9781640659629","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}