A Phenomenology of the Divine Image : Gregory of Nyssa and the Veil of Flesh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breedlove, Thomas, author.

Series:

Explorations in Philosophy and Theology.

Explorations in Philosophy and Theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian philosophy.

Image (Theology).

Phenomenology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Bringing Gregory of Nyssa into dialogue with the phenomenologies of Michel Henry, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Jean-Louis Chretien, Thomas Breedlove explores the importance of embodiment to the doctrine of imago Dei.

Contents:

Introduction 1. Composing the Body 2. The Argument of this Book 3. Soma, Pneuma, and Phainómenon 4. Structure Part I: The Givenness of Death: Gregory and Maurice Merleau-Ponty 5. Challenges 6. Purity and Permanence 7. Finitude 8.The Flesh of the World 9. The Witness of the Body 10. The Pedagogue of Finitude Parenthesis 1 11. Methorios 12. Life in Absurdities Part II: The Givenness of Life: Gregory and Michel Henry 13. "In short, he becomes God" 14. Participation in Life Itself 15. "The Essence of man" 16. The Duplicity of the World 17. Truth and Lies 18. "I no longer live, but Christ lives in me" 19. The Question of Creation Parenthesis 2 20. The One from Heaven Part III: The Veil of the Flesh: Gregory and Jean-Louis Chrétien 21. No longer, not yet 22. The Possibility of Revelation 23. Wounded Being 24. The Wound of Desire 25. The Call that Wounds 26. The Wound of the Flesh Conclusion 27. "When was it"

ISBN:

1-350-56945-3

1-350-56943-7

9781350569430

OCLC:

1568063158