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St. Ephrem the Syrian on beatitude and the afterlife / Andrew J. Hayes
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hayes, Andrew, 1982- author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in early Christian literature
- Cambridge elements. Elements in early Christian literature, 2977-0327
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ephraem, Syrus, Saint, 303-373.
- Ephraem.
- Eschatology--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Eschatology.
- Eschatology--History of doctrines.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "The poetry of Ephrem the Syrian abounds with vivid symbols for the conclusion of salvation history, which forms a path leading from Paradise back to God. His transfiguring glory-light nourishes and enriches the blessed. Those in Gehenna behold the same goal, yet due to self-inflicted inner blindness, they experience it in opposite fashion. Ephrem's eschatology takes shape along the relation between creator and creature rather than along the contrast between particular and universal outcomes. This Element argues that freedom's capacity for transformative growth in relation to God, even post mortem, establishes Ephrem's coherent epektatic account of blessedness, rooted in the quasi-infinite character of human desire despite the finitude of human effort. Freedom's inherent uncertainty makes the salvation of all unknowable. Ephrem refuses to collapse definitively the polarity between creator and creature. Yet a person's freedom remains capable, with divine assistance, of repentance and growth even in Gehenna"-- Cambridge Core
- Contents:
- Discerning the kingdom and Gehenna
- Growing into the kingdom : an eschatological anthropology
- Growing and repenting in Gehenna
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 18, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hayes, Andrew, 1982- St. Ephrem the Syrian on beatitude and the afterlife
- ISBN:
- 9781009515375
- 1009515373
- 9781009515405
- 1009515403
- OCLC:
- 1578772985
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000371125
- CIPO000377145
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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