Religious pluralism and historical-critical scholarship: a contemplative connection?
A notion that has arisen from historical-critical analysis – that the Gospels are primarily ‘theological’ rather than straightforwardly ‘historical’ documents – is explored in terms of the aspect of patristic thinking that has been described as ‘mystical theology’. Here, the ancient concept of the m...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2024
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Theology
Jahr: 2024, Band: 127, Heft: 5, Seiten: 322-332 |
| RelBib Classification: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität FA Theologie HC Neues Testament KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum KAJ Kirchengeschichte 1914-; neueste Zeit |
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Perennialism
B esoteric ecumenism B Contemplation B Yves Congar B Revelation B post-critical spirituality B Antinomy B Nous B Archetypes B Origen B Apophaticism B Vladimir Lossky |
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| Zusammenfassung: | A notion that has arisen from historical-critical analysis – that the Gospels are primarily ‘theological’ rather than straightforwardly ‘historical’ documents – is explored in terms of the aspect of patristic thinking that has been described as ‘mystical theology’. Here, the ancient concept of the mental faculty called the nous becomes relevant because it was often seen in the patristic writings as essentially intuitive in its operation. It was therefore related primarily to a noetic, contemplative apprehension of reality, rather than to discursive rationality. This concept is relevant not only to understanding the Gospels but also to a pluralistic understanding of the world’s faith traditions, so that there is a potential link between our way of reading the Gospels and our way of assessing religious pluralism. Both may therefore be seen, in a new way, as aspects of a post-critical spirituality. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X241276629 |
