Colin Gunton, Divine Love, and Univocal Predication
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Jordan Wessling
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Leiden
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Brill
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In this paper I draw from Colin Gunton and argue that the scriptures teach, or else presuppose, that univocity is true-specifically, that the term 'love' can possess the same meaning when applied to God and humans. My argument for this conclusion has three stages. In the first stage I survey the three major views of theological predication relevant to my Gunton-inspired argument-univocity, equivocity, and analogy. From there I attempt to assuage the worry that one cannot adjudicate between theories of predication by appealing to the biblical texts. Finally, I contend that univocity, in contrast to analogy and equivocity, best undergirds Jesus' command in John 15:9-12 to love others as the Father has loved him. In this paper I draw from Colin Gunton and argue that the scriptures teach, or else presuppose, that univocity is true-specifically, that the term 'love' can possess the same meaning when applied to God and humans. My argument for this conclusion has three stages. In the first stage I survey the three major views of theological predication relevant to my Gunton-inspired argument-univocity, equivocity, and analogy. From there I attempt to assuage the worry that one cannot adjudicate between theories of predication by appealing to the biblical texts. Finally, I contend that univocity, in contrast to analogy and equivocity, best undergirds Jesus' command in John 15:9-12 to love others as the Father has loved him.