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Drawing on phenomenology, philosophy of language, and medieval thought, the study argues that only a creature can appear directly in experience, while God can be referred to as the ultimate source through deferred ostension. It further clarifies deferred ostension via absent authors as a case of other-minds and through the fulfillment of desire in giving thanks for all.","Divine Hiddenness  \nWhy is God hidden? How might God be pointed out? In this timely study, Chad Engelland provides an original and compelling account of why God the creator is naturally hidden and how God can be intended. Drawing on phenomenology, philosophy of language, and medieval thought, he explores these questions, arguing that if the God in question is the ultimate source of all things, then hiddenness is necessary. Only a creature, rather than the creator, can appear directly in experience. Nonetheless, God the creator can be named as the ultimate source of all through a deferred ostension, which is a way of establishing the reference to a hidden cause through some manifest effect. Moreover, the deferred ostension can be clarified not only through the phenomenology of absent authors, which is a special case of the problem of other minds, but also via the fulfillment of desire in giving thanks for all.  \nChad Engelland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas and author of many books, including Ostension (􀀁􀀃􀀄􀀅 ), Heidegger’s Shadow (􀀁􀀃􀀄􀀆 ), Phenomenology (􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀃 ), and Heidegger on Transcendence (􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀇 ) . He is the editor of Language and Phenomenology (􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀄 ) . His articles have appeared in such venues as Journal of the American Philosophical Association, the Journal of the History of Philosophy, and Faith and Philosophy.  \nDivine Hiddenness  \nGod the Creator and Phenomenology  \nCHAD ENGELLAND  \nUniversity of Dallas  \nShaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB 􀀁 􀀈 EA, United Kingdom  \nOne Liberty Plaza, 􀀁􀀃th Floor, New York, NY 􀀄􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀉, USA 􀀅􀀆􀀆 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 􀀊􀀁􀀃􀀆, Australia 􀀊􀀄􀀅–􀀊􀀁􀀄 , 􀀊rd Floor, Plot 􀀊 , Splendor Forum, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi – 􀀄􀀄􀀃􀀃􀀁􀀇 , India  \nCambridge University Press is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a department of the University of Cambridge.  \nWe share the University’s mission to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.  \n[www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org)  \n[Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/](Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/)􀀋􀀆􀀈􀀄􀀃􀀃􀀋􀀆􀀇􀀋􀀉􀀈􀀆 DOI : 􀀄􀀃 .􀀄􀀃􀀄􀀆/􀀋􀀆􀀈􀀄􀀃􀀃􀀋􀀆􀀇􀀋􀀉􀀋􀀅© Chad Engelland 􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀉  \nThis publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press & Assessment.  \nWhen citing this work, please include a reference to the DOI 􀀄􀀃 .􀀄􀀃􀀄􀀆/􀀋􀀆􀀈􀀄􀀃􀀃􀀋􀀆􀀇􀀋􀀉􀀋􀀅  \nFirst published 􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀉  \nCover image: Female Figure (Sibyl with Tabula Rasa), c. 􀀄􀀉􀀅􀀈, by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez. Photograph by Michael Bodycomb. Meadows Museum, SMU, Dallas. Algur  \nH. Meadows Collection, MM.􀀆􀀅.􀀃􀀄 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNAMES: Engelland, Chad author  \nTITLE: Divine hiddenness : God the creator and phenomenology / Chad Engelland,  \nUniversity of Dallas.  \nDESCRIPTION: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University  \nPress, 􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀉 . | Includes bibliographical references and index.  \nIDENTIFIERS: LCCN 􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀇􀀃􀀇􀀁􀀁􀀄􀀆 (print) | LCCN 􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀇􀀃􀀇􀀁􀀁􀀄􀀈 (ebook) | ISBN 􀀋􀀆􀀈􀀄􀀃􀀃􀀋􀀆􀀇􀀋􀀉􀀈􀀆 hardback | ISBN 􀀋􀀆􀀈􀀄􀀃􀀃􀀋􀀆􀀇􀀋􀀉􀀆􀀃 paperback | ISBN 􀀋􀀆􀀈􀀄􀀃􀀃􀀋􀀆􀀇􀀋􀀉􀀋􀀅 epub SUBJECTS: LCSH: Religion–Philosophy | Hidden God | Phenomenology | Language and  \nlanguages–Philosophy  \nCLASSIFICATION: LCC BL 􀀇􀀄 .E 􀀇􀀅 􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀉 (print) | LCC BL 􀀇􀀄 (ebook)  \nLC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/](https://lccn.loc.gov/)􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀇􀀃􀀇􀀁􀀁􀀄􀀆 LC ebook record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/](https://lccn.loc.gov/)􀀁􀀃􀀁􀀇􀀃􀀇􀀁􀀁􀀄􀀈  \nISBN 􀀋􀀆􀀈-􀀄-􀀃􀀃􀀋 -􀀆􀀇􀀋􀀉􀀈-􀀆 Hardback ISBN 􀀋􀀆􀀈-􀀄-􀀃􀀃􀀋 -􀀆􀀇􀀋􀀉􀀆-􀀃 Paperback  \nCambridge University Press & Assessment has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites","cbCaieXiNBzG5Vuy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieXiNBzG5Vuy","pdf",2092820,3,1,339,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Prologue and Introduction\n## Divine Hiddenness and Phenomenology\n## God the Creator and the Natural Theological Attitude\n## Conclusion and Major Figures\n## Augustine: Overheard Confession\n## Anselm: Linguistic Ostension\n## Aquinas: Interpersonal Manifestation","[{\"question\":\"Why does the book argue that God the creator is hidden?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that if God is the ultimate source of all things, hiddenness is necessary because only a creature can appear directly in experience.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book explain how God can still be “pointed out”?\",\"answer\":\"It uses the notion of deferred ostension: establishing reference to a hidden cause through some manifest effect.\"},{\"question\":\"What roles do desire and giving thanks play in the argument?\",\"answer\":\"The book connects deferred ostension to the fulfillment of desire in giving thanks for all, treating gratitude as a way of engaging the reference to the hidden source.\"}]","Divine Hiddenness - 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