by Jean-Philippe Marceau | May 2, 2021 | Articles, Bible, Liturgy, Theory
In his book The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss, Orthodox theologian David Bentley Hart explains very elegantly the relationship between Being and Intelligibility. Hart relies on philosophical argumentation as well as a multiplicity of traditions that...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Apr 1, 2021 | Articles, Bible, Theory
In my last post, I brought up the idea that the Logos can act through our intellects. When we meditate on the Incarnation for example, we are shaped by it, and this will in turn shape the world through our actions. In this post, I want to use this idea to make a case...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Feb 19, 2021 | Articles, Theory
In a video on the story of the prophet Jonah, Jonathan mentioned that when we pray, we connect to God through memory: The relationship between the margin and the center, between the low place and the high place, is memory. If you remember God, if you remember the...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Dec 29, 2020 | Articles, Reviews, Theory
If you’ve been following symbolism for a while, you’ve probably heard of René Guénon. While problematic in several respects, Guénon was extremely insightful and he also had the merit of being extremely straightforward. He did not hold back. Perhaps his most remarkable...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Nov 28, 2020 | Articles, Bible, Theory
Following my latest post on miracles , I’ve had the pleasure of receiving a very large amount of feedback. I’ve spoken with Jonathan Pageau , Paul Vanderklay and John Vervaeke , who you are probably all familiar with. I also spoke with Derek Fiedler , writer on this...
