Is there any such thing as what Heidegger calls thinking?
pp. 13-29
in: , Non-metaphysical theology after Heidegger, Berlin, Springer, 2016Abstract
Dillard argues that at least three proto-theologies can be extracted from Heidegger's later philosophy. The first proto-theology, according to the holy is not the non-metaphysical event of being but a specific being (God), fails to explain what makes God a divine as opposed to a non-divine being. The second identifies non-metaphysical being with the holy but leads to the untenable conclusion that either all beings are divine or none are. The third proto-theology, according to which the holy is neither non-metaphysical being nor any being, avoids these problems yet leaves us with an abstract "god" hardly worthy of devotion. A positive upshot is that Heidegger's later discourse on the holy initiates a disciplined investigation in which some answers are better than others. However, a greater sensitivity to religious affectivity and related phenomenological concerns is also required.