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English Language and Literature

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Mythcon Proceedings

2020

Affirmation of images; Lewis

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Transcending The Images: Archaisms And Alternatives, Glen Goodknight Apr 2020

Transcending The Images: Archaisms And Alternatives, Glen Goodknight

Mythcon Proceedings

Discusses the medieval theological concepts of affirmation of images (romantic, seeking truth reflected in imagery) and rejection of images (mystical, seeking direct access to truth), building on Mary Schildeler’s book on Williams, The Theology of Romantic Love, and liberally quoting from Jung and Lewis. Concludes that Lewis advocated a hybrid concept of transparent images; that ideally one should simultaneously contemplate both the image and the truth behind it, transcending dualism.

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