The pillar and ground of the truth
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The pillar and ground of the truth
（Princeton paperbacks）
Princeton University Press, 1997
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Stolp i utverzhdenie istiny
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Includes index
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Pavel Florensky - certainly the greatest Russian theologian of the last century - is now recognized as one of Russia's greatest polymaths. This volume is the first English translation of his rich and fascinating defense of Russian Orthodox theology. Originally published in 1914, the book is a series of twelve letters to a "brother" or "friend" who may be understood symbolically as Christ. Central to Florensky's work is an exploration of the various meanings of Christian love. He is perhaps the first modern writer to explore so-called "same-sex unions" as he describes the ancient Christian rites of the adelphopoiesis - the joining of male friends in chaste bonds of love. In addition, Florensky is one of the first thinkers of the twentieth century to develop the idea of the Divine Sophia, who has become one of the central concerns of feminist theologians.
Table of Contents
Translator's Preface and Acknowledgments II Letter One: Two Worlds III Letter Two: Doubt IV Letter Three: Triunity V Letter Four: The Light of the Truth VI Letter Five: The Comforter VII Letter Six: Contradiction VIII Letter Seven: Sin IX Letter Eight: Gehenna X Letter Nine: Creation XI Letter Ten: Sophia XII Letter Eleven: Friendship XIII Letter Twelve: Jealousy XIV Afterword Clarification and Proof of Certain Particulars Assumed in the Text to Be Already Proved XVI A Problem of Lewis Carroll and the Question of Dogma XVII Irrationalities in Mathematics and Dogma XVIII The Concept of Identity in Scholastic Philosophy XIX The Concept of Identity in Mathematical Logic XX Time and Fate XXI The Heart and Its Significance in the Spiritual Life of Man According to Scripture XXII An Icon of the Annunciation with Cosmic Symbolism XXIII On the Methodology of the Historical Critique XXIV The Turquois Environment of Sophia and the Symbolism of Sky-Blue and Dark-Blue XXV Pascal's "Amulet" XXVI On the History of the Term "Antinomy" XXVII Estheticism and Religion XXVIII Homotypy in the Structure of the Human Body XXIX Remarks on Trinity XXX The Basic Symbols and Elementary Formulas of Symbolic Logic (for reference) Notes and Brief Comments Notes Clarification of Certain Symbols and Drawings Index
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