The Book of Nature in Patristic and Medieval Theology

Oskari Juurikkala

The Book of Nature in Patristic and Medieval Theology

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Abstrakti

To understand [the metaphor of the Book], it is necessary to grasp two broad background themes: the doctrine of the created logoi and the doctrine of contemplation. I will argue that these are the key foundational elements of the patristic and medieval book of nature, and without them the metaphor breaks down or at least becomes difficult to comprehend theologically. These two themes correspond to two great questions concerning the metaphor: first, how or in what sense can we say that there are words or meanings hidden in nature or creation; second, how can those words be read.

Alkuperäiskieli	englanti
Lehti	INTERS Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion and Science.
ISSN	2037-2329
Tila	Julkaistu - 2020
Julkaistu ulkoisesti	Kyllä
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	B1 Kirjoitus tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

Lisätietoja

This is a published excerpt (pages 32-47) of the doctoral dissertation The Patristic and Medieval Metaphor of the Book of Nature: Implications for Fundamental Theology, Ph.D. Thesis, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome 2020.

Tieteenalat

614 Teologia

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http://inters.org/juurikkala-book-nature-ancient-medieval

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