Browsing by Author "England, F."

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    An architectonics of desire : the person on the path to Nada in John of the Cross
    (University of the Free State, 2013) England, F.
    The strenuous ascetic that is established in The Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Dark Night by John of the Cross, frequently, and not illegitimately, is viewed as the purging of desire, but often to the extent that desire exclusively is perceived as a detrimental and negative quality. With a modest shift in perspective, this article attempts to read John through the lens of desire, rather than against it. It employs the notion of 'desireless desire', in order to describe John's final position of waiting as one that neither dispenses with an authentically human and desiring subject, nor compromises the final aim of union with God.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Sacred texts and mystic meaning : an inquiry into christian spirituality and the interpretive use of the bible
    (Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2011) England, F.
    This article endeavours merely to highlight four areas in the increasingly fertile and enriching field of Christian Spirituality which may demand some further scrutiny by scholars: (i) the observation of the 'open' and 'live' quality of classic sacred texts; (ii) the attention owed to the informing worldviews of both authors and readers; (iii) the specific use of language and modes of exegesis employed in the Christian spiritual quest, and (iv) the issue of the highly personal and narrative nature of Christian spirituality and how it may be monitored.