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" The pillar and ground of the truth / "
Pavel Florensky ; translated and annotated by Boris Jakim ; with an introduction by Richard F. Gustafson.
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BL
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879782
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Stolp i utverzhdenie istiny.English
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Florenskiĭ, P. A., (Pavel Aleksandrovich),1882-1937.
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The pillar and ground of the truth /\ Pavel Florensky ; translated and annotated by Boris Jakim ; with an introduction by Richard F. Gustafson.
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Princeton, N.J. :: Princeton University Press,, ©1997.
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xxiii, 595 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0691032432
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: 9780691032436
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-588) and index.
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| Contents
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To the reader -- Letter one: two worlds -- Letter two: doubt -- Letter three: triunity -- Letter four: the light of the truth -- Letter five: the Comforter -- Letter six: contradiction -- Letter seven: sin -- Letter eight: gehenna -- Letter nine: creation -- Letter ten: sophia -- Letter eleven: friendship -- Letter twelve: jealousy -- Afterword -- Clarification and proof of certain particulars assumed in the text to be already proved -- Certain concepts from the theory of infinity -- A problem of Lewis Carroll and the question of dogma -- Irrationalities in mathematics and dogma -- The concept of identity in scholastic philosophy -- The concept of identity in mathematical logic -- Time and fate -- The heart and its significance in the spiritual life of man according to scripture -- An icon of the annunciation with cosmic symbolism -- On the methodology of the historical critique -- The turquois environment of sophia and the symbolism of sky-blue and dark-blue -- Pascal's "amulet" -- On the history of the term "antinomy" -- Estheticism and religion -- Homotypy in the structure of the human body -- Remarks on Trinity.
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"Certainly the greatest Russian theologian of this century, Pavel Florensky (1882-1937) is now beginning to be recognized as one of its greatest polymaths. This volume is the first English translation of his rich and fascinating defense of Russian Orthodox theology." "Originally published in 1914, the book is a series of twelve letters to a "brother" or "friend," who may be understood symbolically as Christ. Central to Florensky's work is an exploration of the various meanings of Christian love, which is viewed as a combination of philia (friendship) and agape (universal love). Florensky is perhaps the first modern writer to explore the so-called "same-sex unions," which, for him, are not sexual in nature. He describes the ancient Christian rites of the adel-phopoiesis (brother-making), joining male friends in chaste bonds of love. In addition, Florensky is one of the first thinkers in the twentieth century to develop the idea of the Divine Sophia, who has become one of the central concerns of feminist theologians."--Jacket.
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Orthodox Eastern Church-- Doctrines.
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Orthodox Eastern Church.
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Theodicy.
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11.02 philosophy of religion.
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Theodicy.
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Theology, Doctrinal.
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Geloof.
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| Dewey Classification
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230/.19
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BT160.F5513 1997
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11.02bcl
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