Don Cupitt and the State of Radical Theology

Shakespeare, Steven (2024) Don Cupitt and the State of Radical Theology. Modern Believing, 65 (3). ISSN 1353-1425

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Abstract

Don Cupitt’s non-realist thought is an important part of the ongoing story of radical theology. This article surveys some of the most important recent figures and trends in that story to assess the current state of the field. It sets out ways in which Cupitt’s attack on dualistic and dogmatic thought is strongly echoed by thinkers such as John Caputo, Richard Kearney, Catherine Keller and Grace Jantzen; and how major materialist philosophers like Slavoj Žižek still show a fascination with the emancipatory potential of Christianity. The article argues that some of Cupitt’s positions need to be challenged in the light of the contemporary ecological and metaphysical concerns of radical theology today

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information and Comments:	This is the author's version of an article accepted for publication in Modern Believing, published by University of Liverpool Press. The final version will be available from: https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/mb
Keywords:	Non-realism, radical theology, Don Cupitt, weak ontology, radical orthodoxy, process theology
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities
Depositing User:	Steven Shakespeare
Date Deposited:	16 May 2024 13:41
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2024 15:26
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4245

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