Böcker av Peter S. Dillard

In Divine Audacity, Peter Dillardpresents a historically informed and rigorous analysis of the themes ofmystical union, volition and virtue that occupied several of the foremosttheological minds in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Inparticular, the work of Marguerite Porete raises complex questions in theseareas, which are further explored by a trio of her near contemporaries. Theirrespective meditations are thoroughly analysed and then skilfully brought intodialogue.What emerges from Dillard's synthesis ofthese voices is a contemporary mystical theology that is rooted in Hugh ofBalma's affective approach, sharpened through critical engagement with MeisterEckhart's intellectualism, and strengthened by crucial insights gleaned fromthe writings of John Ruusbroec. The fresh examination of these thinkers - oneof whom paid with her life for her radicalism - will appeal to philosophers andtheologians alike, while Dillard's own propositions demand attention from allwho concern themselves with the nature of the union between the soul and God.  

The present work introduces some perennial issues and characteristic methods of Scholasticism to a contemporary audience.

St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio's The Soul's Journey into God is a masterpiece of thirteenth-century Scholasticism. Unfortunately no comprehensive analysis of Bonaventure's seminal treatise exists that is accessible to contemporary audiences. Reinvigorating the medieval tradition of critical commentary for the twenty-first century, Peter Dillard's A Way into Scholasticism: A Companion to St. Bonaventure's The Soul's Journey into God introduces readers to basic Scholastic concepts and arguments by expounding and evaluating Bonaventure's speculative system. Dillard also highlights the relevance of Bonaventure's thought for contemporary philosophical theology. The book will appeal to a wide audience including seminarians, clergy, brothers and sisters of religious orders, students at the advanced undergraduate or graduate levels, professional scholars, and anyone seeking a better understanding of the Scholastic intellectual tradition.

From Heidegger's initially obscure texts concerning the holy, the gods, and the last god, Dillard extracts two possible non-metaphysical theologies: a theology of Streit and a theology of Gelassenheit.