Episode 5 - Grasping the Divine with Concepts vs. Emotion. Dionysius, Gregory of Nyssa, and Maxiumus the Confessor.

Ancient World

English - February 08, 2020 12:03 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB - ★★★★ - 10 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 4 - Conversation with Dr. Mark Vernon about Dante, his new book, and the spiritual life.

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In this episode we'll briefly look at the "Divine Names" by Dionysius the Areopagite, and then go through some key points in the great book "Aristotle East and West", by David Bradshaw.

Themes for this episode is the nature and limitations of Conceptual Thought, and how to balance this with the more immediate and intuitive experience of the mystery and the Divine.

We will also connect the thinking of Dionysius, Gregory of Nyssa, Dante, Maximus, and the Old Biblical Stories!

Thanks for listening,

and enjoy!

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