The Holy Father has just said: Christ shows us that the Cosmos must become Liturgy, Glory of God, and that adoration is the beginning of the true transformation, the true renewal, of the world.
Reading your blogs leads me down inforeseen pathways, Father.
With my interest aroused by your posting about cosmic renewal I googled the reference and the Holy Father and eventually got to Dionysius the Areopagite.
The upshot is that I ordered William Riordan's book from Aprohead, via Amazon "Divine Light: The Theology of Denys the Areopagite"
Just a serendipitous discovery! It seems to well regarded.
I do recommend William Dalrymple's book 'From the Holy Mountain' which Fr John was talking about in an earlier post. I discovered that a few years ago, and it is entrancing, but painful to read about the plight of the Christian communities in the ME countries.
Blair and Bush should have read it before invading Iraq and perhaps (if they cared about this sort of thing) they would have realised that paradoxically the Christian communities survive best under regimes with the strong men in power, Assad, Mubarak, Saddam...
was for nearly three decades at Lancing College; where he taught Latin and Greek language and literature, was Head of Theology, and Assistant Chaplain. He has served three curacies, been a Parish Priest, and Senior Research Fellow at Pusey House in Oxford. Since 2011, he has been in full communion with the See of S Peter. The opinions expressed on this Blog are not asserted as being those of the Magisterium of the Church, but as the writer's opinions as a private individual. Nevertheless, the writer strives, hopes, and prays that the views he expresses are conformable with and supportive of the Magisterium. In this blog, the letters PF stand for Pope Francis. On this blog, 'Argumentum ad hominem' refers solely to the Lockean definition, Pressing a man with the consequences of his own concessions'.
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Reading your blogs leads me down inforeseen pathways, Father.
With my interest aroused by your posting about cosmic renewal I googled the reference and the Holy Father and eventually got to Dionysius the Areopagite.
The upshot is that I ordered William Riordan's book from Aprohead, via Amazon
"Divine Light: The Theology of Denys the Areopagite"
!!!
johnf-
Thanks for the recommend. Hadn't heard about trhis book.
Father John-
Not sounding too promising at GAFCON. Any observations?
Matthew
Just a serendipitous discovery! It seems to well regarded.
I do recommend William Dalrymple's book 'From the Holy Mountain' which Fr John was talking about in an earlier post. I discovered that a few years ago, and it is entrancing, but painful to read about the plight of the Christian communities in the ME countries.
Blair and Bush should have read it before invading Iraq and perhaps (if they cared about this sort of thing) they would have realised that paradoxically the Christian communities survive best under regimes with the strong men in power, Assad, Mubarak, Saddam...
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