God, Gods, and Fairies by David Bentley Hart | Articles | First Things
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Admittedly, I suppose, it is possible to mistake the word “God” for the name of some discrete object that might or might not be found within the fold of nature, if one just happens to be more or less ignorant of the entire history of theistic belief. But, really, the distinction between “God” – meaning the one God who is the transcendent source of all things – and any particular “god” – meaning one or another of a plurality of divine beings who inhabit the cosmos – is one that, in Western tradition, goes back at least as far as Xenophanes.
God, Gods, and Fairies by David Bentley Hart | Articles | First Things
God, Gods, and Fairies by David Bentley Hart…
God, Gods, and Fairies by David Bentley Hart | Articles | First Things
Admittedly, I suppose, it is possible to mistake the word “God” for the name of some discrete object that might or might not be found within the fold of nature, if one just happens to be more or less ignorant of the entire history of theistic belief. But, really, the distinction between “God” – meaning the one God who is the transcendent source of all things – and any particular “god” – meaning one or another of a plurality of divine beings who inhabit the cosmos – is one that, in Western tradition, goes back at least as far as Xenophanes.