The Secret of the Christian Way: A Contemplative Ascent through the Writings of Jean BorellaSUNY Press, 2001 M02 1 - 215 pages Gathering key writings from the French religious philosopher Jean Borella s works, this book moves the reader from the immediacy of the physical world to a world deep within ourselves. Throughout Borella s writings, there is a resurrectional power to his words, a way of seeing things that makes all things new, that endows us with an ability to look anew on Christ and his Body the Church. Translator and editor G. John Champoux has used a selection from Saint Bonaventure s The Soul s Journey into God to preface each of Borella s writings and to show how these insights can take us from our ordinary surroundings into our innermost world. |
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Page xii
... hand . The reader should be forewarned that the prologue is not an " easy " introduction to the rest of the book , but rather a necessary introduction , a prole- gomenon that " situates " the content of this perforce difficult trea ...
... hand . The reader should be forewarned that the prologue is not an " easy " introduction to the rest of the book , but rather a necessary introduction , a prole- gomenon that " situates " the content of this perforce difficult trea ...
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... hand , as I have said , that philosophy appeals directly to sacred symbols for its highest in- sights , while on the other hand , it serves as a hermeneutic , a key that unlocks the symbol itself . Here too , I believe , the words of ...
... hand , as I have said , that philosophy appeals directly to sacred symbols for its highest in- sights , while on the other hand , it serves as a hermeneutic , a key that unlocks the symbol itself . Here too , I believe , the words of ...
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... hand — without difficulty , without revulsion — to the most radical and ecstatic revolutionaries , neither of whom seem at all sur- prised by such a match . What the Term Gnostic Really Means And yet this label was claimed by at least ...
... hand — without difficulty , without revulsion — to the most radical and ecstatic revolutionaries , neither of whom seem at all sur- prised by such a match . What the Term Gnostic Really Means And yet this label was claimed by at least ...
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... fostered by St. Paul . A secret or discrete teaching is not a game of " hide - and - seek " according to a futilely elitist strategy . But , on the one hand , one should not cast pearls be- fore swine ( Matt . 7 : 6 ) ; 12 PROLOGUE.
... fostered by St. Paul . A secret or discrete teaching is not a game of " hide - and - seek " according to a futilely elitist strategy . But , on the one hand , one should not cast pearls be- fore swine ( Matt . 7 : 6 ) ; 12 PROLOGUE.
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... hand , there are several de- grees of comprehension : the secret of secrets is inexpressible , and , in Greek , " esoteric " simply means " more interior . " The existence of a deviated esoterism proves the need for and the danger of ...
... hand , there are several de- grees of comprehension : the secret of secrets is inexpressible , and , in Greek , " esoteric " simply means " more interior . " The existence of a deviated esoterism proves the need for and the danger of ...
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