The History Of Religious Imagination In Christian Platonism

Author : Christian Hengstermann
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
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Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350172975

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This collection provides the first in-depth introduction to the theory of the religious imagination put forward by renowned philosopher Douglas Hedley, from his earliest essays to his principal writings. Featuring Hedley's inaugural lecture delivered at Cambridge University in 2018, the book sheds light on his robust concept of religious imagination as the chief power of the soul's knowledge of the Divine and reveals its importance in contemporary metaphysics, ethics and politics. Chapters trace the development of the religious imagination in Christian Platonism from Late Antiquity to British Romanticism, drawing on Origen, Henry More and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, before providing a survey of alternative contemporary versions of the concept as outlined by Karl Rahner, René Girard and William P. Alston, as well as within Indian philosophy. By bringing Christian Platonist thought into dialogue with contemporary philosophy and theology, the volume systematically reveals the relevance of Hedley's work to current debates in religious epistemology and metaphysics. It offers a comprehensive appraisal of the historical contribution of imagination to religious understanding and, as such, will be of great interest to philosophers, theologians and historians alike.

Author : Christian Hengstermann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Christian philosophy
ISBN : 1350172995

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The History of Religious Imagination in Christian Platonism by Christian Hengstermann Pdf

This collection provides the first in-depth introduction to the theory of the religious imagination put forward by renowned philosopher Douglas Hedley, from his earliest essays to his principal writings. Featuring Hedley's inaugural lecture delivered at Cambridge University in 2018, the book sheds light on his robust concept of religious imagination as the chief power of the soul's knowledge of the Divine and reveals its importance in contemporary metaphysics, ethics and politics. Chapters trace the development of the religious imagination in Christian Platonism from Late Antiquity to British Romanticism, drawing on Origen, Henry More and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, before providing a survey of alternative contemporary versions of the concept as outlined by Karl Rahner, René Girard and William P. Alston, as well as within Indian philosophy. By bringing Christian Platonist thought into dialogue with contemporary philosophy and theology, the volume systematically reveals the relevance of Hedley's work to current debates in religious epistemology and metaphysics. It offers a comprehensive appraisal of the historical contribution of imagination to religious understanding and, as such, will be of great interest to philosophers, theologians and historians alike

Author : Christian Hengstermann
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350172982

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The History of Religious Imagination in Christian Platonism by Christian Hengstermann Pdf

This collection provides the first in-depth introduction to the theory of the religious imagination put forward by renowned philosopher Douglas Hedley, from his earliest essays to his principal writings. Featuring Hedley's inaugural lecture delivered at Cambridge University in 2018, the book sheds light on his robust concept of religious imagination as the chief power of the soul's knowledge of the Divine and reveals its importance in contemporary metaphysics, ethics and politics. Chapters trace the development of the religious imagination in Christian Platonism from Late Antiquity to British Romanticism, drawing on Origen, Henry More and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, before providing a survey of alternative contemporary versions of the concept as outlined by Karl Rahner, René Girard and William P. Alston, as well as within Indian philosophy. By bringing Christian Platonist thought into dialogue with contemporary philosophy and theology, the volume systematically reveals the relevance of Hedley's work to current debates in religious epistemology and metaphysics. It offers a comprehensive appraisal of the historical contribution of imagination to religious understanding and, as such, will be of great interest to philosophers, theologians and historians alike.

Author : Paul Tyson
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718843540

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Returning to Reality by Paul Tyson Pdf

Could it be that we have lost touch with some basic human realities in our day of high-tech efficiency, frenetic competition, and ceaseless consumption? Have we turned from the moral, the spiritual, and even the physical realities that make our lives meaningful? These are metaphysical questions -questions about the nature of reality- but they are not abstract questions. These are very down to earth questions that concern power and the collective frameworks of belief and action governing our daily lives. This book is an introduction to the history, theory, and application of Christian metaphysics. Yet this book is not just an introduction, it is also a passionately argued call for a profound change in the contemporary Christian mind. Paul Tyson argues that as Western culture's Christian Platonist understanding of reality was replaced by modern pragmatic realism, we turned not just from one outlook on reality to another, but away from reality itself. This book seeks to show that if we can recover this ancient Christian outlook on reality, reframed for our day, then we will be able to recover a way of life that is in harmony with human and divine truth.

Author : Alexander J B Hampton,John Peter Kenney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1108590349

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Christian Platonism by Alexander J B Hampton,John Peter Kenney Pdf

"Anyone wishing to understand the Christian tradition deeply must consider the central, formative role of Platonism. At various times Platonism has constituted an essential philosophical and theological resource, furnishing Christianity with a fundamental intellectual framework that has played a key role in its early development, and in subsequent periods of renewal. Alternately, at other times, it has been considered a compromising influence, conflicting with the faith's revelatory foundations and distorting its inherent message. In both the positive and negative cases, the central importance of Platonism, as a force which Christianity defined itself by and against, is clear. Equally, this process of influence is not unidirectional"--

Author : Samuel M. Kaldas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781009426916

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The Cambridge Platonists and Early Modern Philosophy by Samuel M. Kaldas Pdf

Samuel M. Kaldas' study explores the development and influence of the early modern philosophers known as the Cambridge Platonists.

Author : Alexander J. B. Hampton,Douglas Hedley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781108851923

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The Cambridge Companion to Christianity and the Environment by Alexander J. B. Hampton,Douglas Hedley Pdf

Christianity has understood the environment as a gift to nurture and steward, a book of divine revelation disclosing the divine mind, a wild garden in need of cultivation and betterment, and as a resource for the creation of a new Eden. This Cambridge Companion details how Christianity, one of the world's most important religions, has shaped one of the existential issues of our age, the environment. Engaging with contemporary issues, including gender, traditional knowledge, and enchantment, it brings together the work of international scholars on the subject of Christianity and the Environment from a diversity of fields. Together, their work offers a comprehensive guide to the complex relationship between Christianity and the environment that moves beyond disciplinary boundaries. To do this, the volume explains the key concepts concerning Christianity and the environment, outlines the historical development of this relationship from antiquity to the present, and explores important contemporary issues.

Author : David J. Bryant
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0865543496

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Faith and the Play of Imagination by David J. Bryant Pdf

On the role of imagination in religion. Bryant attempts to show that the Christian theologian can follow the lead of a faith grounded in and shaped by the biblical witness and still be a reasonable person even by contemporary standards. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004518469

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Platonism and Christianity in Late Ancient Cosmology by Anonim Pdf

The book breaks new ground by examining ideas about the cosmos, its shape, and its origin in late antiquity. Leading international experts discuss key texts and situate them in their historical environment. Les articles innovants de ce volume examinent les idées sur le cosmos, sa forme et son origine dans l'Antiquité tardive. Des spécialistes internationaux de premier plan présentent des éditions inédites de nouveaux fragments, en approfondissant les textes clés, les situant dans leur cadre historique complexe.

Author : Amos Funkenstein
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691024257

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Theology and the Scientific Imagination from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century by Amos Funkenstein Pdf

"(This work) promises to raise the level and transform the nature of discourse on the relations of Christianity and science . . . (Funkenstein) leaps fearlessly from one philosophical mountaintop to another, comparing and contrasting doctrines in an amazing display of intellectual dexterity. The result is a bold study of ideas . . . bristling with insight and perceptive reinterpretation of familiar episodes in the history of natural philosophy".--David C. Lindberg, "Journal of the History of Medicine". *Lightning Print On Demand Title

Author : Eva Anagnostou,Ken Parry
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004527850

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Later Platonists and their Heirs among Christians, Jews, and Muslims by Eva Anagnostou,Ken Parry Pdf

In this volume authors working across different disciplines of late antique and medieval thought explore the reception of Platonic and Neoplatonic tenets among Christians, Jews, and Muslims.

Author : Louis Markos
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830853052

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From Plato to Christ by Louis Markos Pdf

What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith? Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might surprise us, Christians throughout the history of the church and even today have inherited aspects of the ancient Greek philosophy of Plato, who was both Socrates's student and Aristotle's teacher. To help us understand the influence of Platonic thought on the Christian faith, Louis Markos offers careful readings of some of Plato's best-known texts and then traces the ways that his work shaped the faith of some of Christianity's most beloved theologians, including Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Dante, and C. S. Lewis. With Markos's guidance, readers can ascend to a true understanding of Plato's influence on the faith.

Author : William Davidson Geoghegan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Platonists
ISBN : UCAL:$B107673

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Platonism in Recent Religious Thought by William Davidson Geoghegan Pdf

Discusses the Christian Platonism of W.R. Inge, Paul Elmer More, A.E. Taylor, and William Temple, as well as the Platonic themes in Whitehead's and Santayana's religious thought.

Author : Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth,John Myles Dillon
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004176232

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The Afterlife of the Platonic Soul by Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth,John Myles Dillon Pdf

Plato's doctrine of the soul, its immaterial nature, its parts or faculties, and its fate after death (and before birth) came to have an enormous influence on the great religious traditions that sprang up in late antiquity, beginning with Judaism (in the person of Philo of Alexandria), and continuing with Christianity, from St. Paul on through the Alexandrian and Cappadocian Fathers to Byzantium, and finally with Islamic thinkers from Al-kindi on. This volume, while not aspiring to completeness, attempts to provide insights into how members of each of these traditions adapted Platonist doctrines to their own particular needs, with varying degrees of creativity.

Author : Daniel Pickering Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Apologetics
ISBN : UCAL:B2854884

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The Ancient Theology: Studies in Christian Platonism from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century by Daniel Pickering Walker Pdf