The mind unlearned in reverence, says Bonaventure (1221-1274), is in danger of becoming so captivated by the spectacle of beings as to be altogether forgetful of being in itself; and our mechanistic approach to the world is nothing but ontological obliviousness translated into a living tradition.
When one forgets the distinction between method and truth, one becomes foolishly prone to respond to any question that cannot be answered from the va… - David Bentley
When one forgets the distinction between method and truth, one becomes foolishly prone to respond to any question that cannot be answered from the va…
- David Bentley
More simply said, the finite does not add to the infinite but merely expresses the power of the infinite in a limited mode. - David Bentley
More simply said, the finite does not add to the infinite but merely expresses the power of the infinite in a limited mode.
It is true that a great deal of the rhetoric of the new atheism is often just the confessional rote of materialist fundamentalism (which, like all fu… - David Bentley
It is true that a great deal of the rhetoric of the new atheism is often just the confessional rote of materialist fundamentalism (which, like all fu…
The mind unlearned in reverence, says Bonaventure (1221-1274), is in danger of becoming so captivated by the spectacle of beings as to be altogether … - David Bentley
The mind unlearned in reverence, says Bonaventure (1221-1274), is in danger of becoming so captivated by the spectacle of beings as to be altogether …
If something is worth being rude about, it is worth understanding as well. - David Bentley
If something is worth being rude about, it is worth understanding as well.
For Thomas Traherne (c. 1636-1674), one of the sanest men who ever lived, to see the world with the eyes of innocence, and so to see it pervaded by a… - David Bentley
For Thomas Traherne (c. 1636-1674), one of the sanest men who ever lived, to see the world with the eyes of innocence, and so to see it pervaded by a…
Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refu… - David Bentley
Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refu…
We feel unbeatable at Ewood Park - even when we play away - David Bentley
We feel unbeatable at Ewood Park - even when we play away
The truth of no truths becomes, inevitably, truth: a way of naming being, language, and culture that guards the boundaries of thought against claims … - David Bentley
The truth of no truths becomes, inevitably, truth: a way of naming being, language, and culture that guards the boundaries of thought against claims …
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