Confidence regained: Providence and prayer in the works of Catherine of Siena, Anne Conway and Simone Weil
In this article I explore three ways of reflecting on faith in God's providence and correlative understandings of prayer. My study suggests a praxeological understanding of the doctrine of providence as tacit knowledge. First, I present the soteriological dialogical approach of Catherine of Sie...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 77, Issue: 4, Pages: 346-361 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Providence
/ Spirituality
/ Prayer
/ Metaphysics
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality NBC Doctrine of God VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Anne Conway
B Providence B Simone Weil B Catherine of Siena B Prayer |
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| Summary: | In this article I explore three ways of reflecting on faith in God's providence and correlative understandings of prayer. My study suggests a praxeological understanding of the doctrine of providence as tacit knowledge. First, I present the soteriological dialogical approach of Catherine of Siena, from her late medieval Dialogue on providence. Secondly, I analyse the quietist vitalist approach of the early modern English philosopher Anne Conway in her Principles of Philosophy. Thirdly, I reflect on the critical, non-interventionist approach of the French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil. I conclude by discussing the interrelation between providence and prayer. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930624000553 |
