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Herbert McCabe on God and Humanity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

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Simon Hewitt*
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Abstract

Over the eight hundred years of the English Dominican province, few of its members have matched the rigour and depth of thought of Herbert McCabe. This paper presents a brief overview of McCabe's thought, focusing first on his understanding of God and then on his conception of human beings. Like Thomas before him, McCabe thought it vital to think clearly and correctly about both God and humanity, an effort which in the case of God involves recognising the many ways in which we cannot think of God.

Keywords

Herbert McCabeapophaticismtheological anthropologychristologydoctrine of God
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Original Article
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New Blackfriars , Volume 102 , Issue 1101 , September 2021 , pp. 815 - 833
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Copyright © 2021 Provincial Council of the English Province of the Order of Preachers

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