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Contemplative Vision: Visual Language In The Sermons Of Johannes Tauler, Joshua P. Reifsteck
Contemplative Vision: Visual Language In The Sermons Of Johannes Tauler, Joshua P. Reifsteck
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
Reifsteck, Joshua P. “Contemplative Vision: Visual Language in the Sermons of Johannes Tauler.” STM Thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2022. 91 pp.
Johannes Tauler conceives of thought, contemplation, and mystical experience in visual ways, and this conception manifests in visual language and metaphor throughout Tauler’s preaching corpus. This visual language is influenced heavily by Neoplatonic conceptions of contemplation and the One, and by an interior-exterior tension within Tauler’s anthropology which is especially significant for his portrayal of the senses. This thesis focuses especially upon a group of Middle High German words related to the verb schoͮwen. These words are technical terms, …
Straining Forward To What Lies Ahead: Models Of Patristic Contemplation, Joshua Vanderhyde
Straining Forward To What Lies Ahead: Models Of Patristic Contemplation, Joshua Vanderhyde
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
Vanderhyde, Joshua S. “Straining Forward to What Lies Ahead: Models of Patristic Contemplation.” Thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2022. 111 pp.
As secularization sharpens the contrast between Christian belief and western culture, many Christians are looking for ways to take a more active and intentional approach to the struggle to be conformed to Christ. The Church Fathers offer a unified theory of Christian spirituality, grounded and structured by the concept of contemplation—a theory of perception widely held in the ancient world and integral to diverse systems of thought, including Neoplatonism. In this thesis, the concept of contemplation is elucidated as a theory …