Nondualistic Pentecostal Theology - by Spencer Moffatt (Hardcover)

About the Book

This work examines the contradiction between Amos Yong's philosophical nondualism and theological dualism and Slavoj Zizek's Hegelian dialectics. What emerges is a nondualistic pentecostal theology that identifies the God-World relationship as inextricable, dialectics being driven by negativity, and transcendence as the creative act.

Book Synopsis

This work examines the contradiction between Amos Yong's philosophical nondualism and theological dualism and Slavoj Zizek's Hegelian dialectics. What emerges is a nondualistic pentecostal theology that identifies the God-World relationship as inextricable, dialectics being driven by negativity, and transcendence as the creative act.

Review Quotes

Moffatt takes Yong's theology to a place that is more-than-Yong, yet it is inherent to Yong's thought, intrinsic to its excessive core. Spencer Moffatt, in reading Yong to regain or uncover the creative impulses that Yong ignored in the actualization of his thought, exposes Yong's oeuvre to a new audience of critical theorists and radical theologians. In doing this, Moffatt himself shines (abides) in the glory of continental-philosophy-informed pentecostal theology. This book ultimately announces Moffatt as a careful and rigorous thinker and a powerhouse in the catalytic discipline of pentecostal philosophical theology.

This book requires us to rethink not only our views, but our assumptions. By providing a critical reading of Yong's pentecostal theology alongside a constructive proposal for Zizek's philosophy, Moffatt presents a robust new model for overcoming dualism in the name of greater coherence between theology and philosophy. Challenging yet invitational, this book positions Moffatt as a thinker who is changing the landscape of philosophical theology in real time.

About the Author

Spencer Moffatt, PhD, is an independent scholar and hospice chaplain in Minneapolis, MN.