Celtic Christology, A John F. Gavin

John Scottus Eriugena, the brilliant and controversial Irishman in the court of Charles the Bald (823-877), grandson of Charlemagne, drew upon both the Latin and Greek patristic traditions in order to present a bold and original Christian vision. A philosopher, theologian, translator, poet, and mystic, he may be considered the ideal Carolingian Renaissance man. This volume examines his understanding of the Incarnation, the enfleshment of the Word. On the one hand, Eriugena"s Christology creatively appropriates traditional categories in order to explain God"s philanthropia in creating, sustaining, and restoring the cosmos. On the other hand, it also provides a guide for the believer"s mystical participation in the life of Jesus and return to divine union. This brilliant intellectual from the so-called "Dark Ages" offers much to inspire, and perhaps even to startle, contemporary theologians, philosophers, and believers who ponder the mystery of the God-made-flesh. John F. Gavin, S.J., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies of the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. "A scholarly gem that conveys the treasures of Eriugena"s complex ninth-century Irish mind with competence and flair. Gavin"s scholarship is thorough, his writing is a model of lucidity, and the manner in which he plans and executes this work serves his project of presenting Eriugena"s theology of the incarnation perfectly. I highly recommend "A Celtic Christology". James Corkery, Professor of Theology, Milltown Institute, Ireland. "In this brilliantly lucid and profoundly insightful book, Gavin successfully demonstrates the pervasive Christocentrism of Eriugena"s vision, as well as his indebtedness to the Greek patristic tradition, especially Maximus the Confessor. The result is not only a ground-breaking revisionist achievement in the scholarly assessment of Eriugena, but the retrieval of a richly creative, and hitherto under-appreciated, voice in the Christian tradition." Khaled Anatolios, Professor of Historical Theology, Boston College, M.A. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Celtic Christology, A (John F. Gavin)