In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone and were asked how the stone came to be there, I might possibly answer that for anything I knew to the contrary it had lain there forever; nor would it, perhaps, be very easy to show the absurdity of this answer. But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground, and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place, I ...

Life is plural and diverse, biodiverse. This reality has always provoked philosophy, the sciences, and also theology. But how does theological thinking reflect on this eco-human diversity? What about religious diversity? Are diversity and pluralism the same phenomenon? These questions express the aim of this article: to reflect on theology in the face of diversity and pluralism. With the method...

In recognition of the fifteenth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Veritatis splendor, this issue of the Josephinum Journal of Theology opens with five essays touching upon the theme of moral action, which was perhaps the central concern of the encyclical. In particular, Veritatis splendor responded to a post conciliar situation in which traditional moral doctrines, such as the teach...

This article takes up the onto-theological critique of metaphysics and questions whether onto-theology is not something to evade or overcome, but is inevitable. Consequently, it furthers the exploration of onto-theology by asking, if it is inevitable, then what comes after onto-theology? For the past half-century, onto-theology has been a central concern for philosophy, particularly in phenomen...

Given that comparative theology is aimed at learning from the insights of other religious traditions, the comparative theologian‘s confessional perspective must be engaged and subject to possible transformation through the discovery of truth in those traditions. Despite Francis Clooney‘s and James Fredericks‘ attempts to distance comparative theology from the theology of religions, its truth-se...

The erosion of metaphysics that began in Modernity has led to the discredit whole project natural theology as a means reach God, establish classical divine attributes, and account for action. After deconstruction propelled by thinkers associated with Protestant tradition philosophers affiliated Nietzschean critique, it may appear only an apophatic approach God would then be possible. However, a...

For some time now, I have been fascinated by the role of watch in Little Dorrit (1855–57).1 As you may recall, timepiece is possession Mrs. Clennam, and marked with initials D...