Theology of Contemporary Art

Theology of Contemporary Art
Author: Felix Hernandez Mariano
Publisher: ATF Press
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 192587205X

In today's world we want everything to be clear, effective and instantaneous, a useless desire that, in addition, locks the human being into only appearance. Contemporary art, as a reflection of the concerns and needs of today's humanity demands attention, silence, reflection and a discerning eye. For this reason, it becoems a privileged platform for the encounter with Mystery, with a God who escapes all configurations or concepts. This function is what makes the work of the Dominican, Kim En Joong OP, an internationally recognised artist, so remarkbale. These pages deepen, from a novel theologhical perspewctive, the different elements that nmake up his work: colour, shape, light, composition ... a persoewctrive that guides us towards the contemplation of the Mystery that the painter shows us. A fascinating book, which is one and the same time accesible and a gift for all, believer or not, who feels the thirst for depth.

Sacramental Presence in a Postmodern Context

Sacramental Presence in a Postmodern Context
Author: Lieven Boeve
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2001
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9789042910676

The second biannual congress of the Leuven Encounters in Systematic Theology (LEST II, Nov. 3-6, 1999) was dedicated to a fundamental theological reflection on the question of how to conceive of 'sacramental presence in a postmodern context'. This volume contains the main lectures presented at the conference, as well as the formal responses to those lectures and a selection of supplementary papers. These papers examine the Christian claim that God is present in human history, in the light of the contemporary rethinking of the relationship between transcendence and immanence. In addition to an extensive introductory paper by L. Boeve, contributions include, among others, M.-C. Bingemer, L.-M. Chauvet, G. De Schrijver, K. Hart, W. Jeanrond, F. Kerr, J.-Y. Lacoste, T. Merrigan, P. Moyaert, D. Power, I. Verhack and G. Ward.

The Sun at Midnight

The Sun at Midnight
Author: Bernardo Olivera
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2012
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0879070293

The Sun at Midnight offers a splendid, easily accessible summary of mystical theology in the Cistercian school. Bernardo Olivera, a master of both the theology and the practice of the spiritual life, analyzes this tradition first in its rich human, biblical, and doctrinal connotations, and then according to its most typical expressions as they are lived among Cistercian mystics, with reference also to other Christian men and women. Olivera explores the rich testimony of the monks of the twelfth century as well as the lesser-known nuns and holy women of the thirteenth century. Throughout the book, we discover Olivera's fundamental thesis: Personal mystical experience is not only the key to an adequate renewal of monastic life today but also-and above all-the foundation, the originating point, of any and all religion or religious tradition. Mystical experience is, in particular, the origin of Christianity and its rich spiritual tradition.

From What We Should Do to Who We Should Be

From What We Should Do to Who We Should Be
Author: Benedict Chidi Nwachukwu-Udaku
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2011-08-05
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1463414129

HIV/AIDS constitutes a global problem. A good number of scholars from different nationalities, multiple rationalities, religious sensibilities, theological intelligibilities and ethical, cultural, and ecclesiastical backgrounds have affirmed that this worldwide quagmire constitutes a global health problem and social malady which does not have a well-defined geographically limited spread. The global nature of HIV/AIDS as seen in the statistics does not however undermine the fact that the effects of this sickness are not felt proportionally from one nation to another. This book proposes to situate the local as a veritable site of empowerment for communities dealing with HIV/AIDS, as it is the case with the African continent. The author of this book, over and above the way the problem of HIV/AIDS has been constructed, projected, and reviewed, decided to situate this epidemic of the 20th Century within the socio-cultural and political context of the Nigerian nation with particular reference to the Igbo people. The task of contextualizing this problem reveal the identity of the author as an Igbo, and as a theologian, who engages the indigenous ethical principles, unsophisticated traditional wisdom, cultural and religious values of his people in offering solutions that resonate the cultural identity of his people in dialogue with modern and post-modern constructs.

What is Knowledge?

What is Knowledge?
Author: Jose Ortega y Gasset
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0791489574

Appearing in English for the first time, this book comprises two of Ortega's most important works, ¿Qué es conocimiento? and the essay "Ideas y creencias." This is Ortega's attempt to systematically present the foundations of his metaphysics of human life and, on that basis, to provide a radical philosophical account of knowledge. In so doing, he criticizes idealism and overcomes it. Accordingly, this book goes well beyond a treatise on epistemology; in fact, as understood in modern philosophy, this discipline and its questions are shown to be derivative and, in that sense, they are transcended here by Ortega's systematic effort. Written during the time of his maturity, these works are representative of his fruitful and radical period. Both ¿Qué es conocimiento? and "Ideas y creencias" are equally decisive not only for the understanding and radical completion of Ortega's work, but also for their relevance to the work of continental philosophers during the same period and for years to come (e.g., Husserl, Jaspers, Heidegger, Sartre, and others).

People of God

People of God
Author: José Comblin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

History of Philosophy

History of Philosophy
Author: Julian Marias
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0486121933

Thorough and lucid survey of Western philosophy from pre-Socratics to mid 20th century — major figures, currents, trends. Valuable section on contemporary philosophy — Brentano, Ortega, Heidegger, others. "Brevity and clarity of exposition..." — Ethics.

Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy Vol. 4

Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy Vol. 4
Author: John K. Ryan
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2018-03-02
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 081323106X

The character of this work is perhaps sufficently indicated by its title. However it must be noted that the term "philosophy" is not used so strictly as to exclude material from other disciplines connected with philosophy or helpful to it and to an unders

Ethical Self-determination in Don José Ortega Y Gasset

Ethical Self-determination in Don José Ortega Y Gasset
Author: Carlos Ramos Mattei
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1987
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

José Ortega y Gasset distinguishes himself in twentieth-century philosophy by both his conviction that human life or activity is systematic and his conception of human reasoning as constituted in terms of what he calls «Historical Reason.» According to this study, it is in that concept of Historical Reason that we may also obtain the concept of a «material a priori principle» for the moral self-determination of the human subject.