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Truth's consuming ecstasy : literary and philosophical investigations of the Apocalypse of John / Sean M. McDonough.

Van Pelt Library BS2825.52 .M3855 2025
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McDonough, Sean M., 1964- author.
Contributor:
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bible. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.
Plato.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig.
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Bulgakov, Sergiĭ, 1871-1944.
Bulgakov, Sergiĭ.
Balthasar, Hans Urs von, 1905-1988.
Balthasar, Hans Urs von.
Physical Description:
ix, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Literary and philosophical investigations of the Apocalypse of John
Place of Publication:
Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2025]
Summary:
"Places the book of Revelation in conversation with six noted figures in the areas of philosophy, literature, and theology, to explain how the Apocalypse can make a positive contribution to our understanding of God and the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction : adventuring where marvels chance
Saved myth : Plato
A certain sort of silence : therapy with Wittgenstein
A curious and broken beauty : W. B. Yeats and apocalyptic
A tower that looks to the sea : Tolkien's vision
News from afar : Bulgakov
Out of the silent horizon : Balthasar
Conclusion : truth's consuming ecstasy.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Other Format:
Online version: McDonough, Sean M., 1964- Truth's consuming ecstasy.
ISBN:
9781481323345
1481323342
OCLC:
1523284910

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