Ontologically the world consists of the Word’s words, of divine ideas. It lives by Gods life-giving power; it is joined together by the divine “let there be”. That is the world’s divine, uncreated ground in eternity. But this ground lays a foundation for being ‘in itself’, that is, for creaturely being not in God but ‘alongside’ Him, in the reality of creaturely life in contradistinction to divine life.
I've read much of the comforter (In which Bulgakov calls Origen fundamental to Christian thought and also fundamentally flawed.) I have not read The Tragedy of Philosophy though but it would be interesting to see where the germ of much of his thoughts in there originate with. When you spoke on Divine Hiddenness in Bulgakov it reminded me of of course Nyssa but also Denys on the divine gloom and light inaccessible to all things and yet of them.(again the unity of the witness and the witnessed) I do find his love of new terms funny , the translations I have, have him using ''com-passion'' and ''re-incarnation" and "hypostasbility". You note about him being condemned for the wrong reasons reminded me of Eckhart and al-Hallaj, one of his poems have Allah himself saying "I am you". ''Unbecoming and becoming God'' as the same is usually how I've read many self annihilation ideas. I didn't know much about Spinoza and Christs importance only that it was mentioned so thanks for telling me."Only the logoz full knows suffering more than we do" and there is a real decent in Origen stood out to me. Been loving the series thanks for sharing it here.
This time, the Owl somewhat redeemed itself in terms of camera position but at the expense of sound quality. I managed to understand some parts of the lecture only with the help of the automatic subtitles (however erratic they were at times) and because I had already read DBH's paper presented at the conference on Bulgakov held some years ago. It can be found on this very website (https://davidbentleyhart.substack.com/p/masks-chimaeras-and-portmanteaux), and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
The bridge over Lake Pontchartrain has always been a marvel to me, connecting delta farmland over what seems an endless uncrossable mire to this great city rising up out of the swamp. In that long drive I always think of the minds that fashioned and the many hands that labored, what an accomplishment that helps so many. And your work tugging at these philosophical threads is no less a gift, DBH. In tracing their weave you’ve saved me and so many from hours, days, maybe lifetimes in the mire of what seems at times a tangled mess uncrossable. It was actually your article on St. Anselm where I discovered you, atonement was a knot no one I read had dealt with to its ends and you pointing to the eastern fathers cinched it beautifully. I’m grateful now again on this excursion into the triune.
Ontologically the world consists of the Word’s words, of divine ideas. It lives by Gods life-giving power; it is joined together by the divine “let there be”. That is the world’s divine, uncreated ground in eternity. But this ground lays a foundation for being ‘in itself’, that is, for creaturely being not in God but ‘alongside’ Him, in the reality of creaturely life in contradistinction to divine life.
Bulgakov, The Bride of the Lamb, p.63
Thank you David. It’s been a thrilling ride. Looking forward to the QED.
I've read much of the comforter (In which Bulgakov calls Origen fundamental to Christian thought and also fundamentally flawed.) I have not read The Tragedy of Philosophy though but it would be interesting to see where the germ of much of his thoughts in there originate with. When you spoke on Divine Hiddenness in Bulgakov it reminded me of of course Nyssa but also Denys on the divine gloom and light inaccessible to all things and yet of them.(again the unity of the witness and the witnessed) I do find his love of new terms funny , the translations I have, have him using ''com-passion'' and ''re-incarnation" and "hypostasbility". You note about him being condemned for the wrong reasons reminded me of Eckhart and al-Hallaj, one of his poems have Allah himself saying "I am you". ''Unbecoming and becoming God'' as the same is usually how I've read many self annihilation ideas. I didn't know much about Spinoza and Christs importance only that it was mentioned so thanks for telling me."Only the logoz full knows suffering more than we do" and there is a real decent in Origen stood out to me. Been loving the series thanks for sharing it here.
This time, the Owl somewhat redeemed itself in terms of camera position but at the expense of sound quality. I managed to understand some parts of the lecture only with the help of the automatic subtitles (however erratic they were at times) and because I had already read DBH's paper presented at the conference on Bulgakov held some years ago. It can be found on this very website (https://davidbentleyhart.substack.com/p/masks-chimaeras-and-portmanteaux), and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
The bridge over Lake Pontchartrain has always been a marvel to me, connecting delta farmland over what seems an endless uncrossable mire to this great city rising up out of the swamp. In that long drive I always think of the minds that fashioned and the many hands that labored, what an accomplishment that helps so many. And your work tugging at these philosophical threads is no less a gift, DBH. In tracing their weave you’ve saved me and so many from hours, days, maybe lifetimes in the mire of what seems at times a tangled mess uncrossable. It was actually your article on St. Anselm where I discovered you, atonement was a knot no one I read had dealt with to its ends and you pointing to the eastern fathers cinched it beautifully. I’m grateful now again on this excursion into the triune.