Metaphysicians of modernity: Colin Gunton and George P. Grant confront the Zeitgeist
LE3 .A278 2913
2013
Brackney, William
Acadia University
Master of Arts
Masters
Theology
Acadia Divinity College
This thesis explores the life and thought of Colin Gunton (1941-2003) and George Parkin Grant (1918-1988), and is a comparison of Colin Gunton’s and George P. Grant’s conceptions of modernity, their critiques of modernity, and their remedies for the problems of modernity. Chapter one outlines Colin Gunton’s life and context, and explores his Trinitarian theological project with special attention given to his doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Chapter two explores the question ‘What is Modernity?’, then explains Colin Gunton’s conception and critique of modernity. Chapter three outlines George P. Grant’s life, his conception and critique of modernity, and his remedy for its problems. Chapter four compares their conceptions, critiques and remedies for modernity, 2 highlights some of the strengths and weaknesses in their respective treatments, and suggests a constructive synthesis of their work.
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