This unique volume gathers together for the first time the religious and philosophical writings of the founders of Russian religious philosophy, Aleksei Khomiakov and Ivan Kireevsky. Both began their intellectual careers in the literary world during the 1820s. Khomiakov was for many years best known as a poet of the Pushkin school, while Kireevsky was well known as an original literary critic. The texts collected here make available to Western readers two of Russia's great gifts to world thought: the philosophical concepts of sobornost (community, universality, wholeness, ecumenicity) and integral knowledge, which overcomes the subject/object dichotomy, making sobornost possible. Based on the primacy of the heart, the spiritual wholeness of the human being, and the cognitive will, integral knowing moves beyond rationality to union with the object of knowledge in knowing. On Spiritual Unity provides not only a fascinating introduction to Russian religious philosophy, but more than that a profound, meditative text for anyone concerned with human and spiritual unity. Also included in this collection are two responses to Slavophile ideas by the prominent Russian philosophers Pavel Florensky and Nikolai Berdiaev.
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Seller: Goodwill Northern Illinois, Rockford, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: good. The cover shows wear with possible indentations, creases, and small tears. The pages show wear that may include evidence of handling, smudges, and edge discoloration markings stains . The book may or may not have mild corner dings. The imagery is a stock photo of the item. Seller Inventory # NIV.0940262916.G
Seller: Eighth Day Books, LLC, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Paper Back. Condition: Good. Here in one volume are presented some of the essential writings of two major nineteenth-century Russian thinkers, theologian Aleksei Khomiakov and philosopher Ivan Kireevsky, and responses by the twentieth-century luminaries Pavel Florensky and Nikolai Berdiaev. Khomiakov's ''The Church is One,'' one of the most brilliant statements of Orthodox ecclesiology ever written, is included in its entirety, as well as ''Some Remarks by an Orthodox Christian Concerning the Western Communions'' (not to be confused with his classic ''On the Western Confessions of Faith'' in Ultimate Questions). An extremely valuable collection, indeed. Laminate wrinkled at cover edges, underlining & notes present, a thoughtfully reads copy, Seller Inventory # 252910
Seller: Vive Liber Books, Somers, CT, U.S.A.
Condition: good. Good condition USED book. Pages are clean with normal wear. May have limited markings inside from previous owner. Seller Inventory # VLM.R97