{"product_id":"metaphysics-paperback-14","title":"Metaphysics: A Basic Introduction in a Christian Key - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Wallenfang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is metaphysics? Metaphysics: A Basic Introduction in a Christian Key gives a simplified answer to this daunting question. Born under the shadow of the Parthenon by Aristotle and his contemporaries, metaphysics eventually enjoyed its heyday in the medieval era and is finding a resurgence today in modernity. This book explores the perennial question of being and its uptake in the world of Christian theology. Donald Wallenfang leads the reader through five navigable chapters that feature the most basic themes of metaphysics: the question of being, first principles, causality, cosmology, and morality. The abstract tendencies of metaphysics are brought down to earth with reference to the gospel of Jesus and the relevance of metaphysics for daily living. Altogether, the reader will be inspired to think toward the whole by asking questions that penetrate beneath the surface of things. Beauty, truth, and goodness will be unveiled to the degree that we accompany Jesus the metaphysician along his itinerary of being given.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Wallenfang, Emmanuel Mary of the Cross, is a Secular Discalced Carmelite and professor of theology and philosophy at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics: A Basic Introduction in a Christian Key \u003c\/i\u003e(Cascade, 2019); \u003ci\u003ePhenomenology: A Basic Introduction in the Light of Jesus Christ \u003c\/i\u003e(Cacade, 2019);\u003ci\u003e Dialectical Anatomy of the Eucharist: An Étude in Phenomenology \u003c\/i\u003e(Cascade, 2017); \u003ci\u003eHuman and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein \u003c\/i\u003e(Cascade, 2017); and coeditor (with John C. Cavadini) of \u003ci\u003eEvangelization as Interreligious Dialogue \u003c\/i\u003e(Pickwick, 2019) and\u003ci\u003e Pope Francis and the Event of Encounter \u003c\/i\u003e(Pickwick, 2018).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42164518289543,"sku":"9781532643507","price":24.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/536d942de2f0bcef853cac7489e45375.webp?v=1733306484","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/metaphysics-paperback-14","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}