Book Symposium

Analogy, Agape, and Metaxological Metaphysics: Thoughts on John Betz’s Christ, the Logos of Creation

William Desmond

Abstract

William Desmond reflects on John Betz's Christ, the Logos of Creation, defending metaphysics as an indispensable companion to theology. He explores the interplay between Betz’s Przywarian analogy and his own "metaxological" philosophy, which emphasizes the dynamic "betweening" of being. By examining the relationship between analogy and agape, Desmond highlights a "community-in-difference" that respects divine transcendence while affirming the surplus generosity and porous intimacy of the God-world relation.