Knowing God by experience : the spiritual senses in the theology of William of Auxerre / / Boyd Taylor Coolman

• Autore: Coolman Boyd Taylor <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Disciplina: 230/.2/092
• Soggetto topico: God (Christianity) - Knowableness - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500; Experience (Religion) - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500; Senses and sensation - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-247) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A synaesthetic beatific vision -- The manifold effects of the metaphysical good -- The Trinity as manifold delectable -- Creation : the manifestation of the delectabilia divina -- The virtue of faith : knowledge of God in a visual mode -- The virtue of charity : love of God in a tactile mode -- Symbolic theology : exterior perception of God's effects -- Mystical theology : interior perception of God's effects -- Taste and see : the spiritual senses and the Eucharist -- Conclusion : spiritual apprehension : the spiritual senses and the knowledge of God.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, the first English-language monograph on William of Auxerre, traces the motif of the spiritual senses through his Summa Aurea, using it as an illuminating and unifying lens through which to appreciate his theology.
• Titolo autorizzato: Knowing God by experience
• ISBN: 0-8132-1594-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910963454303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II