Unfading Light: Contemplations and Speculations - Softcover

Bulgakov, Sergius; Smith, Thomas Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802867111 ISBN 13: 9780802867117

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012

Synopsis

With its scholarly discussions of myth, German idealist philosophy, negative theology, and mysticism, shot through with reflections on personal religious experiences, Unfading Light documents what a life in Orthodoxy came to mean for Sergius Bulgakov on the tumultuous eve of the 1917 October Revolution. Written in the final decade of the Russian Silver Age, the book is a typical product of that era of experimentation in all fields of culture and life. Bulgakov referred to the book as miscellanies, a patchwork of chapters articulating in symphonic form the ideas and personal experiences that he and his entire generation struggled to comprehend. Readers may be reminded of St. Augustine's Confessions and City of God as they follow Bulgakov through the challenges and opportunities presented to Orthodoxy by modernity.

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About the Author

Sergius Bulgakov (1871-1944) is widely regarded as the twentieth centurys leading Orthodox theologian. His other books include Icons and the Name of God, Relics and Miracles, The Philosophy of Economy, The Burning Bush, The Friend of the Bridegroom, The Lamb of God, Jacobs Ladder, and Churchly Joy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802867111
• ISBN 13: 9780802867117
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 554