In a world where philosophical thinking and thinking in general have become more and more manipulative in an ever escalating manner, Jean-Luc Marion pledges us back into that originary philosophical disposition of wonder before the insurmountable.In place of a "limiting modern metaphysics" that confines any appearing within the lifeless realm of intellectual certainty and logical precision, the...
The Second Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP II) stressed the importance of interfaith dialogue.'Although it mentioned the world religions present in the Philippines, it forgot the primal religion of our indigenous peoples.Instead PCP II put believers of primal religion as objects of evangelization -not agents of evangelization.This oversight of PCP lI can perhaps be traced to earlier...
The whole Christian world is already celebrating or preparing to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of the great saint and mystic, Teresa of Avila, who was born on March 28, 1515, and died on October 15, 1582.This event is of great importance for the whole Christian world, but there is one aspect of her life which makes it more important in this end of the XXth century, her mystical...