Description: Examines the relationship between the concept of the divine and the tension between the internal and external perspective upon our lives. Specifically, the book tests the hypothesis that a religious moment can arise when one attempts to overcome and transform the sense of alienation of the internal and external perspectives.
Review Quotes: "This volume will be invigorating for modern theology, religious studies, and philosophy of religion." -- J. R. Shook, Choice
"Negative Natural Theology: God and the Limits of Reason by Christopher J. Insole is a fascinating book that begins by underlining the inherently problematic nature of the human condition, "beset by limits, tensions, conflicts, fragmentation, and disintegration," and asks what, in addressing these problems, "moves us, or persuades us, or blocks us, or enables us, to want to speak about God, or not, in different ways". "God," the author goes on to suggest in his prologue, "might be a concept that promises hope that we can hold together, live with, these tensions and fragmentations". The ensuing chapters offer in-depth engagement with a range of philosophical, theological, anthropological, and psychological writers whose insights may help us to better understand the role of the concept of God." -- John Cottingham, Reading Religion"Powerfully argued, rich in reference, and possessed of the kind of psychological depth and emotional resonance that is too seldom found in contemporary philosophical discourse." -- John Cottingham, Reading Religion