Communal Knowledge and the Beatific Vision
In this paper, I will consider what role, if any, our communion with the saints plays in our knowledge and communion with God. By considering recent work on the epistemology of personal knowledge and epistemology of religious ritual, I argue that our communion with the saints in some way enhances ou...
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Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Université Catholique de Louvain
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TheoLogica
Year: 2018, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 27-46 |
RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages NBC Doctrine of God VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy |
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Communion with the saints
B Epistemology B Aquinas B Beatific Vision |
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