ABSTRACT

1. The deconstructionist challenge 2. The metaphysic of presence 3. Writing and différance 4. The disappearance of text and reader 5. Milton’s God and metaphor 6. The cosmos and metaphor 7. Omnipresence and centre 8. Divine actions and presence 9. Immutability and the absence of alterity 10. The hidden Father 11. The hidden Son 12. The Spirit of Truth 13. The Father of Lies 14. Différance: selfhood and freedom 15. Eschatology and faith