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SIMON HEWITT. Theologian. I am a Christian theologian who works on the intersection between theology and analytic philosophy. I stand within the broad tradition known as grammatical thomism. I am the author of Negative Theology and Philosophical Analysis : Only the Splendour of Light (Palgrave) and Church and Revolution : Renewing the ...
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I am a Christian theologian who works on the intersection between theology and analytic philosophy. I stand within the broad tradition known as grammatical thomism.
Programme Manager -BA PER/ TRS/ RPSProgramme Manager - MA PREI have four main areas of research at the moment: Apophaticism: I am interested in the view, under-represented in contemporary analytic theology and philosophy of religion, but with plenty of classical precedence, that there is an interesting sense in which we do not know what God is. My book Negative Theological and Philosophical Analysis : Only t...
Society for the Study of TheologyBritish Society for the Philosophy of ReligionCatholic Theological Association of GBSimon Hewitt is a lecturer at University of Leeds, School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science. They are interested in Metaphilosophy, Metaphysics, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Thomas Aquinas.
Apr 16, 2018 · Simon Hewitt His current interests are divided between the philosophy of logic and language, and the philosophy of religion. In the latter, he is working on Wittgensteinian readings of Aquinas with an eye to how these can be used to reorientate religious understanding in a more practically orientated and politically aware direction.
- Simon Hewitt, Anastasia Philippa Scrutton
- 2018
Oct 1, 2021 · Recommended Citation. Yadav, Sameer (2021) "Simon Hewitt, NEGATIVE THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS: ONLY THE SPLENDOUR OF LIGHT," Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers: Vol. 38: Iss. 4, Article 13.
- Sameer Yadav
Aug 18, 2020 · Negative Theology and Philosophical Analysis: Only the Splendour of Light (Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion) 1st ed. 2020 Edition. This book is the first treatment at length of negative, or apophatic, theology within the analytic tradition. Apophatic theology holds that there is a significant sense in which we cannot say what God is.
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Simon Hewitt. Shows that negative theology is an integral part of how Christians have thought about God. Emphasizes the work of a strand of philosophical theology influenced by Wittgenstein as well as Aquinas. Makes the case for a broader understanding of analytic theology, grounded in a broader understanding of the analytic tradition.
