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2Maximus the confessorIn Lloyd P. Gerson (ed.), The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity, Cambridge University Press. pp. 2--813. 2010.
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797The Divine Liturgy as Mystical ExperienceEuropean Journal for Philosophy of Religion 7 (2): 137--151. 2015.Most characterizations of mystical experience emphasize its private, esoteric, and non-sensory nature. Such an understanding is far removed from the original meaning of the term mystikos. For the ancient Greeks, the ”mystical’ was that which led participants into the awareness of a higher reality, as in the initiatory rites of the ancient mystery cults. This usage was taken over by the early Church, which similarly designated the Christian sacraments and their rites as ”mystical’ because they dr…Read more
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70Dialogue Between an Orthodox and a Barlaamite, and: The Ground of Union: Deification in Aquinas and Palamas (review) (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 38 (4): 586-588. 2000.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Reviewed by:Dialogue Between an Orthodox and a Barlaamite, and: The Ground of Union: Deification in Aquinas and PalamasDavid BradshawSaint Gregory Palamas. Dialogue Between an Orthodox and a Barlaamite. Translated by Rein Ferweda with Introduction by Sara J. Denning-Bolle. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications/CEMERS, 1999. Pp. 108. Paper, $17.00.A. N. Williams. The Ground of Union: Deification in Aquinas and Palamas. New York and Oxfo…Read more
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4Philosophical Theology and the Christian Traditions: Russian and Western Perspectives (edited book)Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. 2012.
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83Divine Simplicity and Divine Freedom in Maimonides and GersonidesProceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association 86 75-87. 2012.From the standpoint of belief in divine freedom , the medieval Aristotelian understanding of divine simplicity is deeply problematic. This is for two reasons. First, if the divine will and wisdom are identical, it would seem that God’s action must be wholly determined by His rational apprehension of the good. Second, if the divine will is identical with the divine essence, it would seem that for God to be able to do other than He does would mean that the divine essence could be different. This p…Read more
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