THE CONCEPT OF TRINITY IN THE MYSTICISM OF ECKHART'S PHILOSOPHY AND IN ORTHODOX THEOLOGY
George Daniel Petrov
International Journal of Theology, Philosophy and Science May 21, 2025 DOI: 10.26520/ijtps.2025.9.16.72-81 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism |
| Key points | Argues that Meister Eckhart's claim that pure intellect can know God in His being contradicts Orthodox doctrine and constitutes heresy. |
Abstract
Philosophy has often sought to speak of God, attempting to express of the knowledge of His transitory being through reason only. One theologian and philosopher who has done this is Meister Eckhart, who, in his philosophy, sought to demonstrate the capacity of the pure intellect to raise itself to a form of knowledge of God in His being, a form that contradicts the limitations of the rationality of the created nature. In contrast to these philosophical views, Orthodox doctrine emphasizes the reality of the capacity of human nature to know God, not in His being, but only through His uncreated energies. The acceptance of Eckhart's mysticism as correct would place the created intellect of human nature on an equal footing with the infinity of the nature of the One God, triune in Persons, and this is defined as heresy
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