Spirit and Reality
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.22 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597312541 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Frank, Pavel Florensky, Vladimir Solovyov, and Sergius Bulgakov. Boris Jakim is the foremost translator of Russian religiousthought into English. His published translations includeworks by S.L.
ecclesial hypostasis said Against objectification. This is the first of Berdyaev's works that I have read. He gives a very penetrating analysis of the place of 'spirit' within philosophy, theology, and the life of humanity. Berdyaev is a Christian personalist and existentialist, and he defines spirituality as the primal creative freedom, the reality that precedes being. When spirit is expressed concretely it tends to become 'objectified' into concepts, institutions, and social norms that end up stifling the freedom of spirit. The objective world is therefore not the real world, just a 'symbolic' representation of the real subjective spiritual world.He elaborates on how a true. "Intellectual form for non-intellectual primal notions" according to Amazon Customer. Berdyaev does an excellent job tackling the notion of spirit, which is basic in christian thought and many if not most of the worlds religions. I can't say that I agree with everything he postulates or surmises, but he does do an excellent job getting the discussion going - and deeply at that. Berdyaev sees all creative activity as an act of spirit. (His The Meaning of the Creative Act is next on my list of Berdyaev books). This is presented as a fact of human nature and does not necessarily imply belief with some sort of christian faith. He does later speak of divine union and oneness with God/Christ but in a way that is ver
. About the Author Boris Jakim is the foremost translator of Russian religiousthought into English. Frank, Pavel Florensky, Vladimir Solovyov, and Sergius Bulgakov. His published translations includeworks by S.L
Berdyaev directed all of his efforts, philosophical as well as in his personal and public life, at replacing the kingdom of this world with the kingdom of God. According to him, we can all attempt to do this by tapping the divine creative powers which constitute our true nature. His philosophy goes beyond mere thinking, mere rational conceptualization, and tries to attain authentic life itself: the profound layers of existence that are in contact with God's world. A great change is needed which will lead us into the kingdom of the spirit; and in this kingdom we will live in a form o