The Secret Dynamism of Divine Simplicity
While it was a centerpiece of medieval theology, the thesis of God's simplicity is often perceived by contemporary thinkers as enigmatic or even incoherent. After having presented the recent debate on divine simplicity from a historical perspective, this paper questions the attribute of simplic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Modern theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 434-443 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Eckhart Meister 1260-1328
/ Simplicity of God
/ Infinity of God
/ Immutability of God
/ Unity
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KDB Roman Catholic Church NBC Doctrine of God |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | While it was a centerpiece of medieval theology, the thesis of God's simplicity is often perceived by contemporary thinkers as enigmatic or even incoherent. After having presented the recent debate on divine simplicity from a historical perspective, this paper questions the attribute of simplicity from the perspective of the fourteenth-century German preacher Meister Eckhart and shows that the so-called speculative mystical thought of the Middle Ages is able to suggest new perspectives regarding God's simplicity, and to enrich discussions on this difficult aspect of the divine nature. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-0025 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Modern theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/moth.12427 |
