Believing and Seeing. (December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Prosperi, Paolo
• Is Part Of: Theological studies. Volume 78:Number 4(2017:Dec.)
• Page Start: 905
• Page End: 929
• Publication Date: 2017-12
• Subjects: beatific vision -- Dionysius -- epektasis -- faith -- Gregory of Nyssa; Theology -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 230
• DOI: 10.1177/0040563917731743
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5639

Abstract

This article reconsiders the relationship between vision and faith, recuperating an understanding of the "ray of darkness" accented by Church Fathers such as Gregory of Nyssa and Dionysius for a fuller understanding of the beatific vision. Vision and faith are not ultimately two opposite movements, but rather two inseparable aspects of one dynamism leading to a knowing union with God that is "ever-more."