Neque nihil: Annihilation in Benet of Canfield's Rule of Perfection
This article addresses Benet of Canfield’s teaching on spiritual annihilation, as presented in his Rule of Perfection, by exploring the historical context, ambivalent usage, and controversial reception of his use of the term ‘annihilation’. After evaluating recent scholarly approaches to Canfield’s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2023
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Studies in spirituality
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Pages: 375-398 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history |
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| Summary: | This article addresses Benet of Canfield’s teaching on spiritual annihilation, as presented in his Rule of Perfection, by exploring the historical context, ambivalent usage, and controversial reception of his use of the term ‘annihilation’. After evaluating recent scholarly approaches to Canfield’s work, this article uses John Ruusbroec’s mystical theology, one of Canfield’s foundational sources, to present a fuller theological framework for understanding the content and implications of Canfield’s teaching on annihilation. Interpreting Canfield’s spiritual writings within the theological framework provided by John Ruusbroec thus allows this article to offer a more precise evaluation of Canfield’s spirituality and of historical critiques by comparing them with relevant ecclesiastical teachings. |
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| ISSN: | 0926-6453 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/SIS.32.0.3292466 |