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Aanwezigheid Maandelijks, gedurende enkele dagen Onderzoek Byzantine art, iconography and ceremonialByzantine theology, esp. Maximos the ConfessorOrthodox theology and spiritualityPatristics, esp. GreekSpirituality and mysticism, esp. Christian Onderwijs Maandelijkse colleges Introduction to Orthodox Theology Selectie boeken The  Origins  of  the Christian  Mystical  Tradition: from Plato to Denys, pp. xviii + 215 ( Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1981. ISBN 0 19 826655 3.  Paperback: 1983.  Japanese translation: 1988; ISBN 3016 271250 6100.  Slovene translation: 1993.  Korean translation: 2001; ISBN 89 419 0122 7. Romanian translation: 2002; ISBN 973 9344 64 X. Second revised edition [with Afterword (2006)]: 2007; ISBN 978-0-19-929140-3)Discerning the Mystery: an essay on the nature of theology, pp. xiv + 150 (Oxford Clarendon Press, 1983; reprinted 1985. ISBN 0 19 826657 X  Paperback: 1989.  Romanian translation: 1999. ISBN 973 9344 23 2) Denys the Areopagite, pp. x + 134 (London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1989; ISBN 0 225 66538 7; re-issued, Continuum, 2001; ISBN 0 8264 5772 X.  Romanian translation: 1997; ISBN 973 97750 1 2)The Wilderness of God, pp. x + 166 (London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1991. ISBN 0 232 51876 9. American edition: Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997.  Korean translation: 1993. ISBN 89 7236 066 X.  Revised edition: 2003. ISBN 0 232 52497 1)Maximus the Confessor, pp. x + 230  (London: Routledge, 1996. ISBN 0 415 11845 X)St John Damascene: Tradition and Originality in Byzantine Theology, pp. xvi + 327 (Oxford Early Christian Studies, Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN  0-19-925238-6 Paperback: 2004)Greek East and Latin West: the Church ad 681–1071, The Church in History, vol. III, pp. xviii + 382 + 18 illustrations + 8 maps (Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-88141-320-5) CV Professor of Patristic and Byzantine Studies, University of.
Before reviewing this book I should tell you not to buy this edition. I purchased this for around (147 pages, paperback), because I needed it for a class. After purchasing it I discovered that Eighth day books had their own published edition for half the price. Pagination was exactly the same. I would like to think my version has higher quality paper and uses more expensive glue in the binding, though I can't be sure. On to the review:This book provides an excellent critique on where the Enli Before reviewing this book I should tell you not to buy this edition. I purchased this for around (147 pages, paperback), because I needed it for a class. After purchasing it I discovered that Eighth day books had their own published edition for half the price. Pagination was exactly the same. I would like to think my version has higher quality paper and uses more expensive glue in the binding, though I can't be sure. On to the review:This book provides an excellent critique on where the Enlightenment has brought us in terms of its bastardization of truth and the glorification of scientific method over other ways of knowing. Louth points out that tradition and subjective ways of knowing are marginalized by the scientific method. This is no less true in biblical studies where the historical criticism applies the scientific method to reading the Bible. Louth argues that rather than getting our hermeneutic from the sciences, the humanities provide a better framework. This is because the humanities leave room for mystery while the sciences are directed at problem solving. Furthermore, Louth argues for a re-engagement with the tradition, and traditional forms of exegesis (allegory) in interpretation. There is much to be commended in Louth's analysis. But I wonder if Louth is overstating his case somewhat. Clearly the practice of historical critical method has produced some.
This book seeks to exorcize the spectre of the Enlightenment by drawing on H. G. Gadamer's demonstration of ‘how little the traditions in which we stand are weakened’ by the legacy of the Enlightenment. It then applies these insights to theology where the importance of tradition and the unity between theology and spirituality are rediscovered. Keywords: Enlightenment, H. G. Gadamer, theology, tradition, spirituality Bibliographic Information Print publication date: 1989 Print ISBN-13: 9780198261964 Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011 DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198261964.001.0001.
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An Essay on the Nature of Theology A Clarendon Press Publication An Essay on the Nature of Theology A Clarendon Press Publication This book examines the influence of the Enlightenment on theology, arguing that its legacy did not profoundly affect the importance of tradition; that the ways of older theology hold a surprising relevance; and that the unity between theology and spirituality is once again discerned. Show more An Essay on the Nature of Theology A Clarendon Press Publication A most learned, well-written, and provoking book, with some surprises for all. --Expository Times Very appealing. Louth is a superb scholar who should be a standard participant in the current 'conflict of interpretations.' --Theological Studies A provocative essay which raises crucial questions about the nature of contemporary theology. --Journal of the American Academy of Religion.
With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: 'You shall indeed hear but never understand, and you shall indeed see but never perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are heavy of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should perceive with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn to me to heal them.' But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears, for they hear. (Matthew 13: 14-16) As Christians we are called to recognize and celebrate the presence and saving power of Christ and his Spirit in our lives and in the lives of others. That call means that we have to scrutinize not only our individual lives but also our collective life as members of local, national and global cultures. The meanings, attitudes and values, symbols and myths which form the public background to our private lives have to be identified, examined and judged. If they are found wanting we should be prepared to challenge them and, as far as possible, change them. Today that means scrutinizing, challenging and trying to change public culture that is expressed and mediated by global communication media. Christian discernment means looking at and listening to our mediated culture with the eyes and ears of Christ. We are asked to see truly and hear clearly the sights and sounds of media so that we may know what values and meanings are informing our culture. But it is difficult to see and hear in a world filled with noise, noise that we take for granted. We tend to become conscious of the media only occasionally. Following Christ in a media culture demands that we become aware of how we use the media and how much we depend on the media to shape the routine of our lives. Once in a while the content of a film or television program assaults our sensibilities or moral sense. Sometimes the media make us angry.