Lucifer, Save My Soul! Medieval Female Interpretations of Divine Judgement, Compassion and the Doctrine of Purgatory
Can souls be saved out of purgatory? This question became a very important one during the thirteenth century when the female experience heavily influenced the spiritual landscape. At the root of this question, lies a dynamic tension between divine compassion and justice. Debates about this tension a...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2018]
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Medieval mystical theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 60-78 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KDB Roman Catholic Church NBE Anthropology NBH Angelology; demonology |
Further subjects: | B
Divine
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Summary: | Can souls be saved out of purgatory? This question became a very important one during the thirteenth century when the female experience heavily influenced the spiritual landscape. At the root of this question, lies a dynamic tension between divine compassion and justice. Debates about this tension are of great interest to contemporary theology because it strikes at the core of Christianity - it is a story about sin and grace. Using the female practice of saving souls from purgatory, I explore two different positions in the debate. To begin, I focus on the position of the Holy Women, more specifically, on how they were believed to save souls. Secondly, I contrast their position with the mystical theology of Hadewijch, who takes a new turn in the female history of spiritually. I demonstrate that the praxis of saving souls explores relevant theological themes, such as judgement and compassion, pain and unconditional Love. |
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ISSN: | 2046-5734 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Medieval mystical theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/20465726.2018.1472419 |