Book contents
- Bonaventure’s “Journey of the Soul into God”
- Bonaventure’s “Journey of the Soul into God”
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Background and Context of the Itinerarium
- Part II Commentary
- 8 Looking Outside: The Preface and the First Pair of Wings
- 9 Looking Inside: The Second Pair of Wings
- 10 Looking Above: The Third Pair of Wings and the Crucified Christ
- 11 Concluding Remarks
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - Looking Inside: The Second Pair of Wings
from Part II - Commentary
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 November 2024
Book contents
- Bonaventure’s “Journey of the Soul into God”
- Bonaventure’s “Journey of the Soul into God”
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Background and Context of the Itinerarium
- Part II Commentary
- 8 Looking Outside: The Preface and the First Pair of Wings
- 9 Looking Inside: The Second Pair of Wings
- 10 Looking Above: The Third Pair of Wings and the Crucified Christ
- 11 Concluding Remarks
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In Chapter 9, I discuss the next two chapters of the Itinerarium (Chapters 3 and 4), those that correspond to the second pair of the Seraph’s wings, those around the angel’s body. These represent the vision of God we get from looking at the image we find of God “inside” us in our intellectual powers — those made possible by reason alone (such as memory, understanding, and will) and those infused by grace (such as faith, hope, and love). I show why these two chapters are the most complex and difficult in the entire book.
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- Bonaventure's 'Journey of the Soul into God'Context and Commentary, pp. 334 - 391Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024