Being responsible in the between : on William Desmond’s metaxology and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theology-of-the-cross

Abstract

Metaxology is a discourse of the between: between unity and plurality, inseparability and distinction, sameness and otherness, identity and difference, self and others, the univocal and the equivocal. Metaxological philosophy is about being responsible, through faithful discourse, to both the promise of univocity and the promise of equivocity.1 These concepts may sound abstract, yet the question must be asked: is it possible that William Desmond’s metaxological metaphysics could be relevant for Christian theology? If so, the enigmatic character of this philosophy must first be made intelligible for theologians if it is ever to be considered relevant and appropriated.