Andrew Davison: Participation in God

Dr. Andrew Davison is a lecturer in the Divinity Faculty of the University of Cambridge, and a fellow at Corpus Christi College, where he is also the Dean of Chapel. He is a regular contributor to Church Times and the Times Literary Supplement. Since 2014, he has been the Canon Philosopher of St Albans Cathedral.

We had one wonderful conversation and touch on a bunch of different topics including.

- how one relates to the tradition - how a person doubts and questions versus a tradition doubting and questioning - the task of preaching within an academic community - exploring the concept of “participation” - contesting Harnack’s Hellenization thesis - how to be a metaphysical realist - the nature of the “gift” & being constituted as receivers - Aristotle’s four causes and contemporary science - the extended evolutionary synthesis - role of philosophy for theologians - materialism without disenchantment - virtue ethics and participation - participation and atonement - intra-finite participation - how to be a “particularity mystic” - quantitative and qualitative finitude

Davison recommends these two books -  The Human Wisdom of St. Thomas and An Augustine Synthesis.

• Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics
• The Love of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy for Theologians
• Why Sacraments?
• Imaginative Apologetics: Theology, Philosophy and the Catholic Tradition
• Blessing (Faith Going Deeper)
• Amazing Love: Theology for Understanding Discipleship, Sexuality and Mission

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