The Art of Equanimity: A Study on the Theological Hermeneutics of Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Paperback)

It is not a question of using either the palpable world or the intellect when trying to prove God's existence. Anselm apprehends being's very intelligibility as making it amenable to divine traces--that turn out to be God's « muted communication. Anselm practices in this sense « a blending of horizons--i.e. tradition (Plotinus, Augustine, Benedict). We human beings owe our own rationality to the same God who created the universe, us and our minds. The appreciation of a thus constituted reality unleashes a remarkable and refreshing fecundity (Mohler, Guardini, Barth, von Balthasar). Anselm seems to state: « Thinking--insofar as it is intelligible--is being. This makes Anselm's approach topical for our days. Increasingly the world consists of information and news. Truth claims are filtered from what is thought. Perhaps it is this Anselmic « reduction of reality to thought which opens a perspective for genuine emancipation and authentic humanization. The monastery afforded the proper ambience to live and apprehend this « reduction. Contents: Hermeneutics--Monastic Theology--Plotinus--Benedict--Faith and Reason--Soteriology--Faith and Thought--Johann Adam Mohler--Romano Guardini--Karl Barth--Hans Urs von Balthasar--Rationalism--Fideism.

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Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Europaische Hochschulschriften/European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Europeennes Reihe 23: Theologie/Series 23: Theology/Serie 23: Theologie, 750
Release date:	July 2002
Authors:	Emery De Gaal Gyulai
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	428
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-39811-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > History > General Books > Philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Christianity > Early Church
LSN:	3-631-39811-5
Barcode:	9783631398111

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