Автор: Eudes Saint John Название: Life and Kingdom of Jesus in Christian Souls ISBN: 1492963445 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781492963448 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20630.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Around the turn of the first millennium AD, there emerged in the former Carolingian Empire a generation of abbots that came to be remembered as one of the most influential in the history of Western monasticism. In this book Steven Vanderputten reevaluates the historical significance of this generation of monastic leaders through an in-depth study of one of its most prominent figures, Richard of Saint-Vanne. During his lifetime, Richard (d. 1046) served as abbot of numerous monasteries, which gained him a reputation as a highly successful administrator and reformer of monastic discipline. As Vanderputten shows, however, a more complex view of Richard's career, spirituality, and motivations enables us to better evaluate his achievements as church leader and reformer.Vanderputten analyzes various accounts of Richard’s life, contemporary sources that are revealing of his worldview and self-conception, and the evidence relating to his actions as a monastic reformer and as a promoter of conversion. Richard himself conceived of his life as an evolving commentary on a wide range of issues relating to individual spirituality, monastic discipline, and religious leadership. This commentary, which combined highly conservative and revolutionary elements, reached far beyond the walls of the monastery and concerned many of the issues that would divide the church and its subjects in the later eleventh century.
Автор: Smith Wolfgang Название: Christian Gnosis: From Saint Paul to Meister Eckhart ISBN: 159731093X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781597310932 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 41500.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Basing himself principally upon the teachings of Saint Paul and the Clementine Stromata, the author begins the present treatise by distinguishing the idea of gnosis in nascent Christianity from its Gnostic counterfeit. He then considers the implications of authentic gnosis for cosmology, a question that connects intimately with his earlier studies, notably his ground-breaking work regarding the interpretation of quantum theory. The same considerations, however, which invalidate "na ve" cosmology, have bearing on the theological notion of creatio ex nihilo as well; it is this crucial recognition that leads the author to consider alternative formulations within the Judeo-Christian tradition: from Christian Kabbalah to Jacob Boehme and Meister Eckhart. What emerges are the outlines of a Trinitarian nondualism definitive of Christian gnosis.
"Wolfgang Smith broaches a vast range of subjects with a mastery that bespeaks an immense culture."--Jean Borella
"Here is that rare person who is equally at home with Eckhart and Einstein, Heraclitus and Heisenberg "--Harry Oldmeadow
"Wolfgang Smith is as important a thinker as our times boast."--Huston Smith
After graduating from Cornell University at age eighteen with majors in physics, mathematics and philosophy, Wolfgang Smith took an M.S. from Purdue, following which he spent three years at Bell Aircraft Corporation as an aerodynamicist. During this period he gained recognition for his pioneering papers on the effect of diffusion fields, which provided a theoretical solution to the so-called re-entry problem for space flight. After receiving a Ph.D. in mathematics from Columbia University, Dr. Smith pursued a professorial career in that field. Soon however his center of interest shifted from the pursuit of science to the critique of scientism and the rediscovery of metaphysics as a theological discipline. He has authored six books and numerous articles, and is today widely recognized as a leading authority in these twin fields.
Автор: Skinner Gerard Название: Father Ignatius Spencer: English Noble and Christian Saint ISBN: 0852449291 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780852449295 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 34490.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Namdev is a central figure in the cultural history of India, especially within the field of bhakti, a devotional practice that has created publics of memory for over eight centuries. Born in the Marathi-speaking region of the Deccan in the late thirteenth century, Namdev is remembered as a simple, low-caste Hindu tailor whose innovative performances of devotional songs spread his fame widely. He is central to many religious traditions within Hinduism, as well as to Sikhism, and he is a key early literary figure in Maharashtra, northern India, and Punjab.
In the modern period, Namdev appears throughout the public spheres of Marathi and Hindi and in India at large, where his identity fluctuates between regional associations and a quiet, pan-Indian, nationalist-secularist profile that champions the poor, oppressed, marginalized, and low caste. Christian Lee Novetzke considers the way social memory coheres around the figure of Namdev from the sixteenth century to the present, examining the practices that situate Namdev's memory in multiple historical publics. Focusing primarily on Maharashtra and drawing on ethnographies of devotional performance, archival materials, scholarly historiography, and popular media, especially film, Novetzke vividly illustrates how religious communities in India preserve their pasts and, in turn, create their own historical narratives.
Автор: Raab Christian, Hagan Harry Название: The Tradition of Catholic Prayer: The Monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey ISBN: 0814631843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780814631843 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 39190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Catholics have a rich and ancient prayer tradition that informs contemporary practice. This book contains chapters that explore prayer chronologically, from "Old Testament" psalms, "New Testament" models, and early church theologies, through the period of the Counter-Reformation. It also looks at prayer in the communal contexts of the Mass.
