Tag Archives: Demythologisation

Book Review: Iota Unum by Romano Amerio

Caution: unlike other reviews here, this is not so much a review yet, but a review-in-progress. What in internet-ese I believe is called a “stub”: Something to be expanded later. For now, I simply want to draw attention to this extraordinary book. With the breathtaking intelligence of  a profound Thomistic mind, the author has created a [...]
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The Global Tragedy of Demythologisation

Some time ago, I stayed with a friend who is studying Catholic Theology at a Swiss university. We had some difficult conversations about the Faith. Difficult because we once shared many beliefs, but now stand in very different places. Our current differing perspectives clashed. Something my friend said to me, still rings in my ears. She [...]
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Valentin Tomberg: The Judas Kiss of Demythologisation

In my last weblog entry, I made reference to the materialism of the liberal Protestant theology of the likes of Rudolf Bultmann. And I noted briefly that this materialism had now tragically made its way into Catholicism, as well. Thus do I recall the teaching of a certain Jesuit, who explained the Crucifixion in terms  of [...]
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