The Concept of Divine Transcendence

Religious Studies 15 (2):197 - 210 (1979)
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The thought of God as transcendent is central to theism. Although the expression ‘divine transcendence’ does not appear to have been used by theologians before the nineteenth century, 1 the idea itself is very deep-rooted. If we ask where it is ultimately grounded, I think the answer may well be: in the idea of the holy

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