Believing and Seeing

This article reconsiders the relationship between vision and faith, recuperating an understanding of the “ray of darkness” accented by Church Fathers such as Gregory of Nyssa and Dionysius for a fuller understanding of the beatific vision. Vision and faith are not ultimately two opposite movements,...

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Published in:Theological studies
Main Author: Prosperi, Paolo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2017]
In: Theological studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Faith / Beatific vision
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
Further subjects:B FAITH (Christianity)
B Gregory of Nyssa
B Vision
B Fathers of the church
B Dionysius
B Beatific Vision
B Faith
B DIONYSIUS, of Halicarnassus
B Epektasis
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Summary:This article reconsiders the relationship between vision and faith, recuperating an understanding of the “ray of darkness” accented by Church Fathers such as Gregory of Nyssa and Dionysius for a fuller understanding of the beatific vision. Vision and faith are not ultimately two opposite movements, but rather two inseparable aspects of one dynamism leading to a knowing union with God that is “ever-more.”
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040563917731743