Under the Gaze of the Bible - Jean-Louis Chretien
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Jean-Louis Chrétien's collection of essays and speeches on reading sacred scripture is enriched by his immersion in the classics of ancient philosophy and theology, as well as the imaginative creativity and sensibility of a poet. He is just as likely to quote Claudel as Aquinas or Origen. His intimate acquaintance with patristic writings combines with a sympathetic understanding of such Protestant sources as Luther, Calvin, and Barth, yielding an admirably ecumenical perspective on the Bible. The title refers to the passage in the Epistle of James (1:23-24) concerning the Word of God as a mirror into which one gazes. The concomitant notion of not only examining the text itself but actually being examined by the Word is a fruitful trope for learning how to be more fully nourished by one's study of the Bible. The Great Conversation of author and reader that is the stuff of great secular literature thus plays itself out in Chrétien's vision as a rich sacred dialogue between readers and their Author-Maker. He als...
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2014Uitgever: Fordham University Press144 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0823262324ISBN-13: 9780823262328Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Fordham University Press: New york, 2015. Paperback. ix-xv, 118 pp. Serie perspectives in continental philosophy. Translated by John Marson Dunaway. Notes, index. 23x15x1 cm. Fine. [Categorie: Religie] [Auteur: Chrétien, Jean-Louis.] [Pagina's: 118] [Jaar: 2015] [Titel: Under the Gaze of the Bible.]
