The Names of ChristPaulist Press, 1984 - 385 pages "Whatever it was you expected when you heard about the new Classics of Western Spirituality(TM) series from Paulist Press, forget it. The real thing is better." The Crux of Prayer Luis de León: The Names of Christ translated and introduced by Manuel Duran and William Kluback preface by J. Ferrater Mora As Christ is a source or rather is an ocean which holds in itself all that is sweet and meaningful that belongs to man, in the same way the study of his person, the revelation of the treasure, is the most meaningful and dearest of all knowledge. Luis de León (1527-1591) The Names of Christ is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of Spain. Written in the style of a pastoral novel, the work is a meditation on the philosophical and theological significance of the names of Christ. Based on a careful examination of ten names given Christ in the Scriptures, the book reflects elements of Augustinian, Jewish, and Islamic spirituality that were part of sixteenth-century Spain. Luis de León was born in 1527 in Belmonte, a small village in the Castile region of Spain. An Augustinian friar, a brilliant professor, an artful poet, he was a true Renaissance man whose vision of the fullness of Christ sustained him in the face of persecution at the hands of the Inquisition and infused his writing with a sensitivity that has made The Names of Christ a treasure of Spanish literature and a classic of Catholic mysticism. + |
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Page xi
... fact that there has been a Heilsgeschenk , a theophany , a revelation of the sacred in profane reality , and it is this Kairos that founds sacred history . It gives purpose and orien- tation to what is profane and chaotic . The ...
... fact that there has been a Heilsgeschenk , a theophany , a revelation of the sacred in profane reality , and it is this Kairos that founds sacred history . It gives purpose and orien- tation to what is profane and chaotic . The ...
Page xii
... fact that , in freedom , he can turn again to the unreal , to a history , in which he attempts to see his own activity and values as true reality . " In other words the more religious he is , the more does he enter into the real and the ...
... fact that , in freedom , he can turn again to the unreal , to a history , in which he attempts to see his own activity and values as true reality . " In other words the more religious he is , the more does he enter into the real and the ...
Page xv
... fact that the heliotrope follows in its movement the movement of the sun and the celentrope the movement of the moon , form- ing a procession within the limits of their power , behind the torches of the universe ? For , in truth , each ...
... fact that the heliotrope follows in its movement the movement of the sun and the celentrope the movement of the moon , form- ing a procession within the limits of their power , behind the torches of the universe ? For , in truth , each ...
Page xix
... fact that before this world came into being there was the will and the word of God , and it is to this will and word that he must cling if he wants to avoid falling into the chaos and terror of profane history . Nothing else matters for ...
... fact that before this world came into being there was the will and the word of God , and it is to this will and word that he must cling if he wants to avoid falling into the chaos and terror of profane history . Nothing else matters for ...
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beauty become beginning beloved birth blood body born bring called Church Conversos created creatures Dabar David dear Sabino death desire destroyed Devil divine divine grace earth earthly enemies essence eternal everlasting everything evil eyes faithful Father fire flesh follow Fray Luis fruit give glory God's grace hand happy heart heavens Hebrew holy host Holy Scriptures Holy Spirit human Ibn al-Arabi infinite Isaiah Israel Jesus Christ Juliano justice Kabbalah king León's light live Lord Luis de León mankind Marcelo means Messiah Migne mind Moses mountain Names of Christ nature passions Paul peace perfect personal union pleasure princes Prophet Psalm reason sacred salvation shepherd shines sins Song Song of Songs soul Spain Spanish speak suffering sweet thee theophany things thou true truth understand unto victory virtue wisdom womb words