| Unfading Light: Contemplations and Speculations Contributor(s): Bulgakov, Sergius (Author), Smith, Thomas Allan (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0802867111 ISBN-13: 9780802867117 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 230.19 |
| LCCN: 2012022174 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.65 lbs) 554 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With its scholarly discussions of myth, German idealist philosophy, negative theology, and mysticism, shot through with reflections on personal religious experiences, Unfading Light documents what a life in Orthodoxy came to mean for Sergius Bulgakov on the tumultuous eve of the 1917 October Revolution. Written in the final decade of the Russian Silver Age, the book is a typical product of that era of experimentation in all fields of culture and life. Bulgakov referred to the book as miscellanies, a patchwork of chapters articulating in symphonic form the ideas and personal experiences that he and his entire generation struggled to comprehend. Readers may be reminded of St. Augustine's Confessions and City of God as they follow Bulgakov through the challenges and opportunities presented to Orthodoxy by modernity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bulgakov, Sergius: - Sergius Bulgakov (1871-1944) is widely regarded as the twentieth century's leading Orthodox theologian.Smith, Thomas Allan: - Thomas Allan Smith is associate professor of the history and theology of Eastern Christianity at the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto. |
